http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/in-the-field-with-a-montana-couple-hunting-wolves/other-voices-the-debate-on-wolf-hunting-from-both-sides Perspectives on wolf hunting from conservationists and hunt proponents. No publisher Staff hunt Wyoming hunter controversy ecologist electronic call Montana wolf Yellowstone Idaho 2013-05-13T17:27:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/a-new-collaboration-has-idaho-ranchers-and-the-blm-fighting-fire-together Conflicts began after the BLM banned ranchers from fighting fire on public land. But a surprising solution has emerged. No publisher Emily Guerin fire Bureau of Land Management ranching collaboration Idaho 2013-05-15T15:37:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/the-forest-service-fights-placer-mining-with-an-obscure-law A little-known 1955 law gives the Forest Service a way to shut down placer mining claims along some Western rivers. No publisher Marshall Swearingen North Fork Clearwater River placer mining Forest Service Gold Idaho 2013-05-01T15:30:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/trappers-catch-a-lot-more-than-wolves Mountain lions, eagles, bobcats, geese and domestic pets have all been accidentally caught -- and killed -- by wolf trappers. No publisher Jodi Peterson trapping hunting Wyoming Montana wolves Idaho 2013-04-26T22:13:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.6/how-the-amount-of-fish-you-eat-impacts-water-quality Idaho is updating its standards for water pollutants based on how much fish residents eat. No publisher Sarah Jane Keller methylmercury consumption fish Dioxin Washington Alaska Oregon DDT PCB water contamination Idaho EPA 2013-04-16T20:11:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.4/unfinished-zombie-housing-developments-haunt-the-rural-west Lack of planning rules and the housing bubble led to dead subdivisions plaguing the West, especially in Teton County, Idaho, where locals are trying to deal with the impacts of the real estate bust, yet still arguing if planning even works. No publisher Allen Best planning regulations Teton County demographics real estate boom zoning recession Idaho real estate bust sprawl and development 2012-03-12T14:59:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.4/the-paradox-of-the-housing-boom-and-bust Outside Delta, Colo sits yet another rural subdivision that was never completed -- a sign of the West's housing bust and of the difficulty of regulating rural growth. No publisher Paul Larmer Delta, Colorado sprawl Teton County planning regulations real estate boom zoning Allen Best Idaho rural development real estate bust 2012-03-02T18:02:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.2/county-kickbacks Western rural county governments often rely heavily on federal funding. No publisher Nathan Rice Western rural county governments Colorado county revenues Catron County Oregon Douglas County Secure Schools and Community Self-Determination Act New Mexico Idaho County Pitkin County Idaho 2011-02-04T20:53:35Z Infographic http://www.hcn.org/wotr/wolves-the-debate-is-seldom-rational The great Western wolf debate is as emotional as ever. No publisher Wendy Beye livestock predation livestock Wyoming Oregon Montana Donald Molloy endangered species wolves Idaho 2010-07-27T14:58:18Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.18/the-newest-westerners Immigrants from around the world are changing traditionally white Western communities such as Boise, Idaho. No publisher Jonathan Thompson immigration Basques Somali refugees Boise Weekly racism Boise Western culture Nathaniel Hoffman Refugees Idaho 2010-02-05T09:20:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/call-me-a-local-and-forget-about-my-grandpappy Small-town Westerners need to get over the notion that just because they have a grandparent buried nearby they deserve a greater voice in local politics. No publisher Gina Knudson rural West small-town politics city councils Gina Knudson Lemhi County Idaho 2010-02-05T09:31:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/everybody-wants-to-move-to-my-town Steve Bunk returns to his old hometown of Boise to find he’s not the only one in search of a sanctuary. No publisher Steve Bunk Steve Bunk Western communities Small town life Boise Best places to live Idaho 2010-02-05T09:18:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/audio-politics-on-planet-idaho Just how bad or good are Idaho's environmental politics? On September 18, High Country News gathered Idaho politicians and environmentalists for a lively exploration of these questions. No publisher Ray Ring environment politics Idaho environmentalism 2010-02-05T08:50:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-town2019s-downtown-is-the-new-old-way-to-live Bill Croke celebrates his brand-new, old-fashioned lifestyle: living upstairs in an old brick building in downtown Salmon, Idaho. No publisher Bill Croke New urbanism Downtown neighborhoods Bicycle commuting Wyoming Salmon Car-free lifestyle Bill Croke Idaho Cody 2010-02-05T09:19:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/321/16263 California has a lot to teach the Interior West – particularly about clean energy and water conservation No publisher Paul Larmer Energy Coal Communities in Transition California Rocky Mountains changing communities demographics Californication water use water supply clean energy coal-fired power plants conservation environmental movement pollution air quality Ray Ring Magic Valley Idaho Denver Salt Lak 2010-02-05T09:33:38Z News Article