High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Don't blame prairie dogs, they’re doing the best they can http://www.hcn.org/wotr/14125 Pat Walsh, who defends prairie dogs against the latest news that the "pets" might communicate monkey pox. No publisher Patricia Walsh Health 2010-02-05T09:28:51Z News Article Let’s not succumb to the temptation of biopharming http://www.hcn.org/wotr/14044 Patricia Walsh weighs the benefits of biopharming and finds the costs are greater. No publisher Patricia Walsh Health 2010-02-05T09:28:34Z News Article Avian flu: Don’t fear the flocks yet http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15962 The writer cautions us not to become alarmists about bird flu No publisher Pepper Trail Health 2010-02-05T09:28:06Z News Article In our rush to protect America, we secretly put Americans at risk http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15530 The writer supports the claims of "downwinders" near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation who are finally getting their day in court No publisher Rebecca Clarren Health Waste 2010-02-05T09:46:33Z News Article Give a child the gift of a strenuous life http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15209 The writer gives a cheer for helping kids appreciate a strenuous life No publisher Mike Beagle Human Beings And Nature Health 2010-02-05T09:44:31Z News Article The new pariahs http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16888 Allen Best thinks the moral pendulum has swung a little too far against the country’s remaining smokers. No publisher Allen Best Health Smokers anti-smoking laws smoke-free zones legislating morality former smokers surgeon general tobacco non-smoking sections bars taverns restaurants cigarettes social pressure casinos airport lounges secondhand smoke health issues veteran 2010-02-05T09:42:40Z News Article The most vulnerable farmworkers are the least protected http://www.hcn.org/wotr/14481 Rebecca Clarren urges protection for children who harvest our food No publisher Rebecca Clarren Health 2010-02-05T09:40:58Z News Article Our lungs, ourselves: Smoking in Wyoming bars http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16508 The writer doesn't want a smoking ban affecting the homey bars that dot rural and remote Wyoming No publisher Julianne Couch Health Western Culture 2010-02-05T09:40:55Z News Article A well http://www.hcn.org/issues/371/17718 Glenda Rangel and her family grew up drinking from and swimming in water tanks dangerously polluted with uranium. No publisher Florence Williams Health Nuclear Mining Kathleen Tsosie breast cancer uranium mining Navajo Reservation Eastern Navajo Dine Against Uranium Mining Navajo activists Native Americans 2010-02-05T08:39:43Z News Article A patient http://www.hcn.org/issues/371/17717 Kathleen Tsosie, who has devoted her life to helping others, now faces the frightening possibility that her breast cancer has returned. No publisher Florence Williams Health Nuclear Mining Kathleen Tsosie breast cancer uranium mining Navajo Reservation Eastern Navajo Dine Against Uranium Mining Navajo activists Native Americans 2010-02-05T08:39:42Z News Article Seeds of Deception http://www.hcn.org/issues/294/15383 Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey M. Smith takes a chilling look at "Frankenstein foods," explaining that new, genetically modified foods are not as safe as their corporate creators claim No publisher Staff Health Crops Genetically modified foods Frankenstein foods bioengineering genetic research agriculture produce food health cancer nutrition viruses 2010-02-05T09:24:04Z News Article University gets smart about food http://www.hcn.org/issues/284/15059 The University of Montana’s Farm to College program works with farmers and ranchers to bring local food products into the university’s Dining Services No publisher Brianna Randall Health Education Crops University of Montana Missoula Crissie McMullan Shelly Conner University of Montana Dining Services Farm to College program local food sustainable farming organic beef 2010-02-05T09:21:31Z News Article Fish farms take to the high seas http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14706 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Department is plotting a massive expansion of the U.S. fish-farming industry – but concerns are high among Indian tribes, health advocates and environmentalists No publisher Rebecca Clarren Health Fishing Industry NOAA fish-farming aquaculture salmon farms open-ocean farms disease interbreed SeaGrant Colin Nash Puget Sound Michael Kent Ellen Athas 2010-02-05T09:57:03Z News Article The de-icer that tames Western roads http://www.hcn.org/issues/270/14621 Using magnesium chloride on winter highways in Colorado and the West makes mountain driving safer, but critics worry about its impacts on vehicles – and on wildlife, trees, water and people No publisher Allen Best Health Magnesium chloride mag chloride de-icers winter driving Interstate 70 Colorado Department of Transportation CDOT transportation 2010-02-05T09:56:36Z News Article The hunt is on for a mystery killer http://www.hcn.org/issues/247/13843 Fallon, Nev., is home to the fastest-growing cancer cluster in U.S. history, and some researchers suspect that the seemingly harmless metal tungsten may be to blame No publisher Joshua Zaffos Health 2010-02-05T09:31:40Z News Article