As the Tennessee Valley Authority rapidly expands its electric generation with nuclear power, it has interests in exploring and mining uranium in Wyoming, New Mexico, and other Western states. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.19/download-entire-issue
Marjane Ambler
Posted inJuly 18, 1975: Wilderness endangered by overuse
Wilderness endangered by overuse
Most people believe wilderness should be left alone. But as more and more people use it, active management becomes necessary. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inJune 6, 1975: Game range transfer threat to wildlife?
Game range transfer threat to wildlife?
Debate follows the decision to transfer three wildlife ranges — the Kofa Game Range in Arizona, the Charles Sheldon Antelope Range in Nevada, and the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Range in Montana — to sole management by the Bureau of Land Management, after years of dual management with the Fish and Wildlife Service. Download […]
Posted inMay 9, 1975: Southwestern cultures collide
Laney Hicks keeps Sierra Club on front page
Laney Hicks, the Northern Plains Representative of the Sierra Club, has made good on her goal of getting good press coverage. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.10/download-entire-issue
Posted inApril 11, 1975: Ford taps Stan Hathaway for Interior
Guy named as regional energy director
Expectations for William L. Guy, director of the Western Governors’ Energy Policy Center, range from complete confidence to the belief that his selection might foretell the failure of the office itself. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.8/download-entire-issue
Posted inFebruary 14, 1975: Who's getting to your legislator? (and what are they saying?)
Who’s getting to your legislator? (and what are they saying?)
A look inside the world of Wyoming lobbyists, who usually don’t fit the stereotypes attributed to them. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.4/download-entire-issue
Posted inNovember 22, 1974: Meeteetsee contemplates its future
Meeteetsee contemplates its future
Meeteetsee, a small cowtown in northwest Wyoming, may change dramatically if AMAX decides to develop an open pit copper mine in the nearby Wood River Valley. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.23/download-entire-issue
Posted inOctober 11, 1974: Cheyenne fight, again, for land
Cheyenne fight, again, for land
With nearly half their reservation lands covered with coal exploration permits or leases, the Northern Cheyenne tribe in Montana has reason to believe that full-scale development could threaten their continued tribal existence. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.20/download-entire-issue
Posted inOctober 10, 1975: S.D. farmers fight Oahe Diversion
Big dollars destined to leave mark on Alaska
Alaska’s oil boom brings big paychecks, but also inflated prices. Nearly everything about Alaska’s boom is bigger — the distances, the physical discomfort, and the appetite for money. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.20/download-entire-issue
Posted inFebruary 25, 1977: Wood stove revival puts damper on energy costs
Sec. Andrus says no leasing without his OK
In a little publicized action, Secretary of Interior Cecil Andrus notified the Bureau of Land Management that no leases for any minerals except oil and gas are to be approved without his expressed approval. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.4/download-entire-issue