Politics & Policy
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Interior scandal: Rated G(reen)
Recent scandals at the Interior Department – this time involving environmentalists – pale in magnitude (and luridness) compared to the agency's dalliances with industry.
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The Wicked Witch of the West
Cheyenne lawyer Harriet Hageman has relentlessly fought the roadless rule for nearly a decade.
Water
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"Mulroyed"?
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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.
Culture & Communities
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The Eastern Frontier
New York City is really the West, buried under time's wrapping.
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Stopping by apples in the land of condos
The small courtesies of gleaning urban fruit.
Energy
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A cleaner coal?
Proponents say that underground coal gasification could produce cleaner energy, but some environmentalists have their doubts.
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Frack 2, Scene 1
New York City fights drilling in its watershed, and even some energy executives say the industry needs to be more transparent about the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.
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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How wild is a managed wolf?
In an age when wolves are radio-collared and tracked everywhere they go, can they still be considered wild animals?
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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
Climate & Pollution
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Climate change threatens our livelihoods -- and yours
The CEOs of two outdoor-recreation-based companies favor strong legislation to stave off climate change, not just to save the planet but to help the economy.
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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.
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.
