Early this month Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan issued a decree to alter the operation of a key faucet on the Colorado River — Glen Canyon Dam. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/23.15/download-entire-issue
Florence Williams
Posted inJuly 1, 1991: The Snake's imperiled salmon: A personal call to act
People for the West fronts for the mining industry
The Pueblo, Colo.-based organization boasts more than 40 local chapters throughout the West and has raised close to a million dollars in just over a year. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/23.12/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 24, 1990: The West's ailing ski industry turns to all-season mega-resorts
West’s ailing ski industry turns to all-season mega-resorts
The ski industry, once welcomed in the West, is turning into a pariah. As it gets harder to make a ski hill turn a profit, developers are pushing all-season destination resorts that threaten to overwhelm their host communities and are turning many mountain towns against the ski corporations. Download entire issue to view this article: […]
Posted inJuly 30, 1990: Revolution at Utah's grassroots
Revolution at Utah’s grassroots: Navajos seek political power
The Navajos, like most reservation Indians, have historically been excluded from county politics by a mix of subtle and not-so-subtle barriers. But now they are creating a new political force. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 23, 1990: HCN's Annual Guide to Outdoor Education in the West
Senate’s new air bill would further dirty the West’s air
The 1990 Senate compromise bill would increase pollution 23 percent throughout the West. It would also weaken the power of the federal government to protect the air over pristine areas. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.8/download-entire-issue
Posted inMarch 12, 1990: Bucking tradition
The West’s time capsules
Livestock have obliterated almost all of the West’s original grasslands. But here and there, a few patches of native range survive. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.5/download-entire-issue
Posted inOctober 12, 1987: The fight over Box-Death Hollow Wilderness
Nevada-Florida land swap attracts lots of public scrutiny
To the Nevada Congressional delegation and the Interior Department, a proposed land exchange between the federal government and a defense contractor is a great deal. Nevertheless, opposition is strong. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/19.19/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 6, 1987: Downwinders: America's nuclear sacrificial lambs
Arizona surrenders a dam to save CAP
Arizona’s congressional delegation has agreed to abandon plans for the $316 million Cliff Dam, contested by environmental groups, in exchange for those groups promising not to interfere with completion of the Central Arizona Project. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/19.13/download-entire-issue