Dear HCN, Paul Larmer’s opinion, “The enduring Endangered Species Act,” left me bewildered (HCN, 9/24/01: The enduring Endangered Species Act). From the trenches of the rural West, the ESA doesn’t seem to be accomplishing nearly the wonders that you claim. In fact, it appears to be doing the opposite. You wrote, “We need both litigation […]
Lauren Davis
Posted inAugust 28, 2000: The mine that turned the Red River blue
Learning from the old-timers
Dear HCN, I appreciated the interview with Steve Hinchman in the July 31 issue. It’s encouraging to know that there are other people who understand the problems that “recreation-based environmentalism” is causing in the rural West. Although I considered myself an environmentalist back when the movement was still the grassroots underdog, I’m terrified now at […]