High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Where do we go from here? Taking the West Forward http://www.hcn.org/issues/288/15153 HCN lays out the West's 10 most critical issues and the paths toward positive results on everything from energy development and drought to federal agency practices and endangered species. No publisher Staff Energy science water nuclear wildlife communities forests public lands advocacy groups Politics Bush administration environmental movement energy oil and gas renewable energy Western Governors’ Association George W. Bush Dick Cheney solar energy wind energy John Kerry John McCain Harry Reid Janet Napolitano global warming 2010-02-05T09:22:08Z News Article Western elections wrap-up http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/western-elections-wrap-up High Country News examines the results of what everyone agrees was a "very weird election." No publisher Jonathan Thompson Navajo Nation politics campaign spending Republican Party Election 2010 Sarah Palin midterm election results Ben Shelly Sharron Angle Lynda Lovejoy Democratic Party Western state legislatures 2010 Western ballot measures Tea Party Russell Pearce Harry Reid 2010-11-23T22:16:15Z News Article The same old Sen. Reid? http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.13/the-same-old-sen.-reid Year after year, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid has stood squarely in the path of every attempt to reform the 1872 Mining Law. Plus: The Energy Department wants to dump tons of deadly mercury, most likely in the West. No publisher Ray Ring mercury 1872 Mining Law mineral royalties toxic wastes hardrock mining reform Harry Reid Nick Rahall Energy Department Jeff Bingaman 2010-02-05T09:39:25Z News Article The National Park Service's Preferred Alternative map. http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/how-developers-and-businessmen-cash-in-on-grand-canyon-overflights/park-service-finally-drafts-a-solution-to-conflicts-over-canyon-flights/the-national-park-services-preferred-alternative-map The Park Service offers a plan to ease the conflict over Grand Canyon overflights. No publisher John Dougherty and Ray Ring Grand Canyon overflights Harry Reid natural quiet John McCain National Park Service Elling B. Halvorson developers air tour industry 2011-06-09T21:21:30Z Infographic State trust lands at a glance http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/states-work-conservation-into-trust-lands-management/state-trust-lands-at-a-glance The West's state trust lands form a complex patchwork, and each state manages them differently. No publisher Nathan Rice Grand Canyon overflights Harry Reid natural quiet John McCain National Park Service Elling B. Halvorson developers air tour industry 2011-06-09T21:53:37Z Infographic Recognizing unfairness http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.14/recognizing-unfairness Young people dressed in graduation caps and gowns protest for immigration reform. No publisher Ray Ring Harry Reid John McCain Leslie Dodson Immigration reform The Story Group immigration protests Dan Glick Ted Wood 2010-08-15T17:42:15Z News Article Park Service finally drafts a solution to conflicts over canyon flights http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/how-developers-and-businessmen-cash-in-on-grand-canyon-overflights/park-service-finally-drafts-a-solution-to-conflicts-over-canyon-flights The Park Service offers a plan to ease the conflict over Grand Canyon overflights. No publisher John Dougherty and Ray Ring Grand Canyon overflights Harry Reid natural quiet John McCain National Park Service Elling B. Halvorson developers air tour industry 2011-06-09T21:19:56Z News Article Nevada: A hairy ride for Harry http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/nevada-a-hairy-ride-for-harry Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tries gun-play in his battle with Sharron Angle, and former poli-sci prof Dina Titus tries to keep her Nevada House seat out of Joe Heck's reach. No publisher Jonathan Thompson Brian Sandoval Nevada Republicans Gov. Jim Gibbons Sharron Angle Joe Heck Election 2010 Harry Reid Rory Reid Nevada Democrats Nevada politics Dina Titus Tea Party Express 2010-10-20T17:31:05Z News Article Mining Reform: Deja vu again and again http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/mining-reform-deja-vu-again-and-again A 138-year-old law blocks serious hardrock mining reform, despite the untiring work of activists. No publisher Paul Larmer 1872 Mining Law Western Mining Action Project hardrock mining reform Bruce Babbitt Harry Reid mining industry Roger Flynn Rosemont copper mine 2010-11-17T20:00:50Z News Article Lawmakers chop up renewable-energy fund http://www.hcn.org/issues/315/16086 Congress slashes the Energy Department’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program in favor of directing money toward energy projects in lawmakers’ home districts No publisher Laura Paskus Renewable Department of Energy Congress renewable energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program budgets National Renewable Energy Laboratory Harry Reid solar power wind power hydrogen fuel cells biofuels George Douglas 2010-02-05T08:56:49Z News Article It's the West's turn to call the shots http://www.hcn.org/issues/290/15241 The neglected, underestimated Interior West might plant the seeds of change for the current American empire No publisher Ed Marston American West Interior West politics public lands federal land agencies George Washington Bill Richardson Arnold Schwarzenegger Harry Reid energy independence 2010-02-05T09:22:59Z News Article Industry embeds its own in the BLM http://www.hcn.org/issues/303/15683 Energy and mining companies are paying the salaries of workers at Bureau of Land Management offices around the West No publisher Tony Barboza BLM energy industry mining Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States SWCA Inc. Bob Stringer Vernal BLM office outsourcing public employees drilling permits SUWA Stephen Bloch Harry Reid Andrew Bremner Jody Freeman government cont 2012-04-09T18:40:54Z News Article Heard around the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/289/15203 Pork and mariachi; Victoria’s Secret vs. trees; Zach Mann vs. Starbucks; poaching preachers; elk poachers get popped; crimes solved in Jackson, Wyo. No publisher Betsy Marston Humor Western odd news omnibus appropriations bill pork Taxpayers for Common Sense Harry Reid Victoria’s Secret ForestEthics logging catalogues Starbucks Zach Mann Paonia Colorado drunk driving liquor marketing poachers preachers Colo 2010-02-05T09:22:46Z News Article Gregory Jaczko's resignation weakens federal nuclear regulation http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.10/gregory-jaczkos-resignation-weakens-federal-nuclear-regulation The San Onofre nuclear power plant has problems that are perhaps endemic to the industry, and chairman Gregory Jaczko's May 2012 resignation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission means there's one less strong regulator keeping a sharp eye on industry. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit Kristine Svinicki Southern California Edison anti-nuclear activists Fukushima nuclear disaster radiation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harry Reid nuclear regulations Rochelle Becker nuclear reactor failures Gregory Jaczko San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station pressurized water reactors radioactive water leaks Allison Macfarlane nuclear inspections NRC chairman 2012-06-14T16:13:02Z News Article Go West, Democrats, in the path of Harry Reid http://www.hcn.org/issues/289/15198 New Senate minority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., brings to Capitol Hill the lessons learned from a hardscrabble Nevada childhood No publisher Jon Christensen Congress Harry Reid Senate minority leader Democratic Party Republican Party Yucca Mountain Capitol Hill 2010-02-05T09:22:40Z News Article