Politics & Policy
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The Wicked Witch of the West
Cheyenne lawyer Harriet Hageman has relentlessly fought the roadless rule for nearly a decade.
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Is the BLM practicing unsafe CX?
The Bureau of Land Management used a large number of "categorical exclusions" to streamline permitting for oil and gas development.
Water
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The diplomacy of water
Norris Hundley's magisterial Water in the West is back in print to enlighten readers about water politics, especially the Colorado River Compact.
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A loophole you can squeeze a feedlot through
In dry eastern Washington, small farmers resent a corporate feedlot’s access to scarce water supplies.
Culture & Communities
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Mesquite Pancake Recipe
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On the road in lonely Wyoming
A late-night encounter with a cop on a lonely Wyoming highway is a quintessentially Western experience.
Energy
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Audio: The joy of CX
Assistant editor Sarah Gilman explains why we should care about categorical exclusions.
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Watts of water
Not all environmentalists believe that pumped hydroelectric storage projects are a good way to achieve more renewable energy.
Growth & Planning
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If you want to support wildlife, support ranching
Ranchers, hunters and wildlife advocates should work together to save Wyoming's open landscapes from development.
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Too much bling
A nighttime flight over Wyoming reveals that the once-dark open spaces are now covered with lights that glitter like cheap costume jewelry.
Flora & Fauna
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Confessions of an off-road outlaw
A hunter who once tore through the woods on his ORV rethinks his ways after he realizes that he’s scaring off wildlife
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When cows are outlawed ...
Climate & Pollution
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Parks Climate Challenge: North Cascades 2009
Nineteen high school students traveled to Washington's North Cascades this summer to witness and learn about climate change.
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We can help bees by cleaning up our act
Pesticides, long road trips and junk food are hard on honeybees as well as humans.
Mining & Agriculture
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Metalpalooza '09
Metals mining is making an unexpectedly dramatic comeback in the West.
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Phosphate mining: a toxic tradition
Simplot plans for a phosphate mine in southeast Idaho endanger a family's ranching lifestyle.
Recreation
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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.
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Conservation for the Adrenaline Crowd
Environmentalists in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado have struggled to get recreationists behind their causes.
