http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-education-of-dr-jane-lubchenco The author reviews the career of outgoing NOAA director Jane Lubchenco and sees a glimmer of hope for salmon, thanks to a new stakeholder process. No publisher Paul VanDevelder salmon Jane Lubchenco Bonneville Power Administration NOAA 2013-04-26T16:38:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/remembering-george-mcgovern-as-the-elections-pass A diverse, environmentally sound America is here. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Mitt Romney Latino vote Barack Obama Election 2012 George McGovern diverse electorate minority vote 2012-11-13T00:05:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-black-hills-await-justice The U.N. Human Rights Council believes that South Dakota's Black Hills belong to their native Sioux inhabitants -- but do most Americans even understand the issue? No publisher Paul VanDevelder Sioux Indians Native American rights U.N. rapporteur tribal land ownership U.S. Constitution treaty rights United Nations Human Rights Council Black Hills, South Dakota tribal sovereignty Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples American history 2012-06-07T15:27:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/elouise-cobell-rest-in-peace Elouise Cobell, who fought to bring justice to American Indians defrauded by the federal government, will be remembered as a great Blackfeet warrior. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Bureau of Indian Affairs cancer Interior Department heroes and heroism Elouise Cobell Native Americans oil and gas royalties Indian trust fund lawsuit obituaries Royce Lambert Blackfeet Nation mineral royalties class action lawsuit Cobell v. Salazar 2011-10-26T15:39:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/justice-delayed-but-finally-delivered After 15 long years, Elouise Cobell's class action suit over missing Indian trust fund accounts has been settled. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Bureau of Indian Affairs Dawes Act Elouise Cobell Native Americans Indian trust funds Indian reservations Interior Department 2011-07-13T00:04:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/anatomy-of-a-disaster The floods plaguing the U.S. today are largely the result of the dam-building flurry that began about 60 years ago under the Pick-Sloan Plan. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Garrison Dam Mississippi River floods Missouri River dams and water supply projects Pick-Sloan Plan 2011-05-25T15:10:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-fish-tale-in-the-land-of-oz If federal Judge James Redden does the right thing, the Pacific Northwest’s salmon may finally get the cold, free-flowing water they need to survive. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Snake River dams Judge James Redden Columbia River Basin Obama environmental policy hydropower endangered salmon 2011-03-02T00:02:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/oregon-halts-corporate-affluenza Oregon has it right: The more money you make, the more taxes you should pay. No publisher Paul VanDevelder income tax assisted suicide laws Tea Party Oregon politics death with dignity 2010-03-30T17:48:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/house-of-thieves The Indian trust suit is settled, but questions remain about the federal government's abuse of those funds. No publisher Paul VanDevelder 2010-03-15T16:21:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-salmons-last-best-hope It's time for politicians and stakeholders to get out of their alternate reality universe, and take down the dams. No publisher Paul VanDevelder 2010-02-05T09:20:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/2017-is-just-around-the-corner Salmon could well be extinct by 2017, and yet Judge James Redden appears to be the only one contemplating the obvious solution: removing four fish-killing dams on the Lower Snake River. No publisher Paul VanDevelder salmon, Redden, dams, 2010-02-05T09:58:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/what-wallace-stegner-knew Western writer Wallace Stegner unflinchingly described both the promise and the peril of the American dream. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Angle of Repose Western writers American authors Fiction Western frontier Pioneer ethic Timothy Egan Wallace Stegner 2010-02-05T09:03:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.18/the-end-of-western-welfare Paul VanDevelder considers the consequences of “capitalism without a conscience” and predicts the end of free lunches for the West. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Infrastructure Economic crisis Western history Bill Yellowtail U.S. economy Capitalism Government pork Government handouts 2010-02-05T08:37:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/scoundrels-and-scandals-in-the-interior-department Why does the agency still refuse to pay the mineral royalties it owes to Indian plaintiffs? No publisher Paul VanDevelder Elouise Cobell Judge Royce Lamberth Mineral royalties Cobell vs. Interior Minerals Management Service Indian trust funds Interior Department scandals 2010-02-05T09:31:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17271 Paul VanDevelder warns that climate change could devastate the West’s forests, leaving nothing behind but parched grasslands. No publisher Paul VanDevelder Paul VanDevelder global warming Western forests wildfires drought conifers 2010-02-05T09:44:39Z News Article