http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 361 to 375. http://www.hcn.org/issues/283/15031 In their latest anthology, Crazy Woman Creek, Linda Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier and Nancy Curtis gather the authentic voices of Western women of all kinds No publisher Jodi Peterson Western Culture Anthologies Western women ranch wives first-person narratives B.J. Buckley Linda Hasselstrom Gaydell Collier Nancy Curtis 2010-02-05T09:21:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/282/15002 A new documentary, Making Sense of Place: Phoenix, the Urban Desert, uses the Arizona megalopolis to show what happens when urban sprawl is unchecked No publisher Jodi Peterson Land Use And Planning Phoenix Arizona sprawl suburbs growth and development land use and planning zoning deserts community planning urban areas 2010-02-05T09:21:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/281/14975 Mining claims, hardrock mining, public lands, Environmental Working Group, Western Mining Action Project, Roger Flynn, National Mining Association, Luke Popovich No publisher Jodi Peterson BLM The Wilderness Society BLM Action Center Bureau of Land Management public lands oil and gas drilling grazing logging mining Bill Beagle 2010-02-05T09:21:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/281/14958 The "perpetual treatment" trust fund requirement faces its first challenge in Nevada, where the mining industry and the EPA disagree over how much money will be needed to treat long-lasting pollution at the Phoenix mine No publisher Jodi Peterson Reclamation Hardrock mining hard-rock mining mining reform 1872 General Mining Act mine reclamation perpetual treatment trust fund long-term pollution cleanup Newmont Mining Corp. Battle Mountain Gold Company Phoenix mine EPA Environmental Protection A 2010-02-05T09:20:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/279/14914 Chip Ward’s new book, Hope’s Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land, takes a clear-eyed, optimistic look at the nation’s ecological problems No publisher Jodi Peterson Water Dams and Water Supply Projects Biodiversity Richard Ingebretsen Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Michael Soule Wildlands Project Corbin Harney Yucca Mountain environmental movement ecosystems conservation dams and water supply projects nuclear waste storage Western Shoshone Indian Tribe Science 2010-02-05T09:58:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/279/14899 The Forest Service plans to rein in cross-country travel by off-road vehicles, but enforcing new rules may prove next to impossible No publisher Jodi Peterson Off Road Vehicles Off-road vehicles ORVs off-highway travel OHVs ATVs dirt bikes all-terrain vehicles Forest Service Dale Bosworth Arapaho National Forest Spence Sedacca Brian Hawthorne BlueRibbon Coalition Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance Aaron Clark 2010-02-05T09:58:18Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/278/14858 BLM archaeologist Blaine Miller says that a slew of new oil and gas projects could harm spectacular Indian rock art and ruins in Utah’s Nine Mile Canyon No publisher Jodi Peterson petroglyphs Blaine Miller Fremont Culture Bill Oil and Gas Mile thumper trucks Nine Mile Canyon BLM rock art oil and gas industry Indian ruins Nine Ute Indians Bureau of Land Management energy exploration Barrett Corp. West Tavaputs Plateau Archaeology 2010-02-05T09:58:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/278/14886 New reports from the United States Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission agree that America’s oceans are over-fished, polluted, and in desperate need of new management policies No publisher Jodi Peterson Pollution Ocean health fisheries water pollution U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Pew Oceans Commission Bush environmental policy marine wildlife 2010-02-05T09:58:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/275/14775 The American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation seeks to return Indian sacred objects to the people who created them No publisher Jodi Peterson Indian Culture American Indians Native Americans ritual objects Indian artifacts Indian art ceremonial objects fetishes Navajo rugs Indian pipes American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation Elizabeth Sackler Karenne Wood 2010-02-05T09:57:29Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/275/14763 Chromium 6 is moving from the California desert toward the Colorado River, and officials fear it might contaminate the drinking water supply of 20 million people No publisher Jodi Peterson Pollution Groundwater Chromium 6 Colorado River groundwater contamination pollution carcinogens toxic chemicals Erin Brockovich Needles California Pacific Gas and Electric Metropolitan Water District drinking water Environmental Protection Agency 2010-02-05T09:57:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/274/14744 A new report from Earthworks and Oxfam America, Dirty Metals: Mining, Communities and the Environment, details the waste and pollution produced by modern mining No publisher Jodi Peterson Pollution mining pollution cyanide hazardous waste gold jewelry metals Oxfam America Earthworks Mineral Policy Center Payal Sampat Carlin Trend 2010-02-05T09:57:17Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/274/14733 Arizona activists team up with Rep. Raul Grijalva to create a small-scale wilderness proposal for the Tumacacori Highlands No publisher Jodi Peterson Legislation Tumacacori Highlands Arizona Pajarita Wilderness Raul Grijalva Sky Island Alliance Friends of the Tumacacori wilderness proposals Matt Skroch Tucson Electric Power Company Coronado National Forest 2010-02-05T09:57:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14719 Earthjustice, best known for legal service for environmental causes, has released a CD with a message of making tomorrow better No publisher Jodi Peterson Earthjustice Bob Dylan Marvin Gaye Sweeet Honey in the Rock Tina Turner Neville Brothers Rosa Parks Happy Earthday Where We Live Web site 2010-02-05T09:57:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14710 Plans for permanently storing carbon dioxide in oil fields will benefit energy companies who already use carbon dioxide injection to boost output. No publisher Jodi Peterson health standards Water Authority Oil and Gas Colorado River Basin drinking water trihalomethanes Lake Mead 2010-02-05T09:57:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/273/14709 Lake Mead has dropped to about 58 percent of its capacity, and the quality of the water has changed, causing more expensive production and increased danger of not meeting health standards No publisher Jodi Peterson health standards Water Authority Colorado River Basin drinking water trihalomethanes Lake Mead 2010-06-02T19:56:33Z News Article