Politics & Policy
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Dangerous game
Western game wardens are hampered by huge territories, increased responsibilities and continuing budget cuts.
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Poltertics, 2010
"They're ba-a-ackk!": Enviro-boogeymen return from the dead as Republicans like Richard Pombo seek a comeback.
Water
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Audio: Water wonk
Contributing editor Matt Jenkins talks about California's Westlands Water District and the complicated water politics of the West.
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Breakdown
California's Westlands irrigation district wants to blame the tiny and endangered Delta smelt for its water troubles, but the real culprit is simply long-term drought.
Culture & Communities
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The Forgotten Mesa
Without basic services, life on Pajarito Mesa is all about surviving.
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Without big government, where would we be?
It's easy to get nostalgic about American life 100 years ago -- unless you think about what life was like back then, especially for women.
Energy
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Urban oilscape
Photos at the Center for Land Use Interpretation document Los Angeles's urban oil fields.
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Blinded by the wind
Growth & Planning
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Kicking and screaming, the BLM makes a deal
The petroglyphs at Nine Mile Canyon in Utah are finally receiving some protection from oil and gas development.
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If only he could have ...
Flora & Fauna
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The paradoxical call of the wild
Wolves may be returning to Colorado on their own 70 years after their deliberate extirpation from the state.
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Prodigal Dogs
Evidence suggests that wolves may have returned to Colorado, and they are here to stay.
Climate & Pollution
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'The environment ... is where we live'
A group of determined activists in Mountain View, N.M., fights for environmental justice in a poor and polluted neighborhood.
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Mountains of mercury
The EPA has failed to regulate the mercury discharged from cement plants like the one in Durkee, Ore.
Recreation
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Recreation on the range
A sheepdog attack highlights conflicts between recreators and ranchers in Colorado's increasingly popular national forests.
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Got your elk yet?
It's the question of the season, one that assumes that if you live in the West, you must hunt.
