http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/276/14793 Citizen-proposed wilderness areas in the West are the latest battleground in the war over oil and gas drilling on the public lands No publisher Zachary Smith Wilderness Wilderness Areas Oil and Gas Oil and gas drilling oil and gas leases coalbed methane citizen-proposed wilderness areas Cow Ridge Hunter Canyon Colorado Pinnacles Wyoming Rawhide Canyon New Mexico Burbank Pass Dirty Devil Flat Tops Sweetwater Reef Diamond Canyon Mexico 2010-02-05T09:57:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.23/trashing-the-earth-and-the-truth Hal Herring relates the ugly story of how the Bush administration used its influence to try to kill a story about the impacts of energy development. No publisher Hal Herring Paul J. Dart Hunters Mike Leavitt, mercury pollution Oil and gas drilling Hal Herring Bugle magazine Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Bush environmental policy Dana Perino 2010-02-05T08:57:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/time-to-reform-and-repair Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency. No publisher Paul Larmer Civil disobedience Utah canyon country Tim DeChristopher Oil and gas drilling BLM National Park Service Energy leases Bush environmental policy Paul Larmer 2010-02-05T09:39:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/339/16815 A close look at the data shows that, despite some restrictions, oil and gas drilling is on the rise in the West. No publisher Michelle Blank public Lands oil wells gas wells Oil and gas 2003 EPCA Oil and gas drilling 2006 EPCA Report BLM Wildlife Refuge oil and gas wells Report energy exploration Arctic National drilling permits 2010-08-26T22:01:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.23/un-clearing-the-air The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry. No publisher Rebecca Clarren Air pollution Energy industry Oil and gas drilling Larry Svoboda Utah BLM Ozone pollution Bush environmental policy Clear Air Act EPA 2010-02-05T08:57:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-names-of-things-and-why-they-matter Westerners like knowing the names of local wildflowers, but Julianne Couch says it’s equally important to identify manmade objects in the landscape. No publisher Julianne Couch Industrial landscapes Julianne Couch Oil and gas drilling Geographical names Pinedale Anticline Western landscape Wildflower identification 2010-02-05T09:03:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.23/jonathan-thompson This special issue takes a close look at the Bush administration's environmental policies and considers what can be done to repair the damage. No publisher Jonathan Thompson Consensus George W. Bush Oil and gas drilling Environmental movement Bush environmental policy 2010-02-05T08:57:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.21/stuck-in-the-pawgmire The Pinedale Anticline Working Group was supposed to give citizens input on the local oil and gas boom, but it hasn’t worked out as planned. No publisher Rebecca Huntington Kirby Hedrick Yates Petroleum Corp. Wildlife habitat Pinedale Anticline Working Group Oil and gas drilling BLM Energy companies Linda Baker Dennis Stengel Rollin Sparrowe Steve Belinda Questar 2010-02-05T09:39:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.3/red-light-green-light After years of stalemate and fighting, enviros are gaining ground under Obama. Also: Unemployment rates are ranked in the Western states. No publisher Ray Ring Unemployment figures Ken Salazar Obama administration Wilderness legislation Bush environmental regulations Oil and gas drilling Interior Department Highwood Generating Station EPA 2010-02-05T09:04:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.1/of-an-environmental-hero-and-the-need-for-reform Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency. No publisher Paul Larmer Civil disobedience Utah canyon country Tim DeChristopher Oil and gas drilling BLM National Park Service Energy leases Bush environmental policy Paul Larmer 2010-02-05T09:36:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/montanans-close-to-yellowstone-better-wake-up The oil and gas industry -- and its many environmental side effects -- are coming to Montana's Yellowstone country. No publisher Andrea Peacock Yellowstone River energy industry groundwater pollution hydraulic fracturing Oil and gas drilling 2010-09-14T17:04:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/256/14171 Responding to pressure from the oil and gas industry, the Bush administration further relaxes BLM wildlife regulations No publisher Ray Ring Wildlife Oil and gas drilling BLM drilling regulations endangered species 2010-02-05T10:13:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/311/15938 Energy companies are reaping billions from the West, but few states outside Wyoming are making sure that wealth stays at home and is invested wisely. No publisher Ray Ring Communities Socio-Economics Oil and Gas Oil and gas drilling Pinedale Wyoming Pinedale Elementary School Ron Ruckman severance tax Sublette County Wyoming energy business boom and bust Permanent Wyoming Mineral Tru 2010-02-05T08:31:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/256/14161 Americans need to acknowledge all the costs of oil and gas drilling before we blithely flip the light switch or start the car No publisher Ray Ring energy consumption energy Wyoming Oil and gas drilling Upper Green River Basin conservation 2010-02-05T10:13:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/gas-drilling-has-blighted-my-life We need energy -- but not at the cost of clean water No publisher Louis Meeks Encana groundwater pollution ranchers energy industry Oil and gas drilling hydraulic fracturing Louis Meeks 2010-10-12T17:49:51Z News Article