Items by Sarah Gilman

Holiday break
Holiday break
High Country News skips an issue; visitors; HCN founder Tom Bell is honored; correction.
Sarah Gilman Dec. 26, 2011 From the print edition
What Joe Arapaio’s legacy means
What Joe Arapaio’s legacy means
Arizona sheriff's shocking legacy should force meaningful change in U.S. immigration debate
Sarah Gilman Dec. 20, 2011
The bright side of the Berkeley Pit
Even the most poisoned places hold redemptive power
Sarah Gilman Dec. 7, 2011
Aspiring farmers find creative ways to succeed
Aspiring farmers find creative ways to succeed
Sarahlee Lawrence and Amy Ridout are part of a wave of young farmers determined to remake the American food system.
Sarah Gilman Opinion Nov. 28, 2011 From the print edition
Trampled by tourists
Arizona's loved-to-death Fossil Creek experienced a record-breaking summer season
Sarah Gilman Nov. 22, 2011
Feds attempt to speed complicated process of building power lines
Feds attempt to speed complicated process of building power lines
The Obama administration's electrical transmission permitting agencies are cooperating to speed grid updates and fast track clean energy projects, as demand for power grows.
Sarah Gilman Nov. 16, 2011 From the print edition
Energy succeeds where housing developers can't
Energy succeeds where housing developers can't
As the West's housing boom fades, natural resource extraction surges, and a defunct housing development on the east side of Colorado Springs, Colo., may soon face drilling by Ultra Petroleum.
Sarah Gilman Nov. 14, 2011 From the print edition
Mapping the West ... in air polluters
A joint investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity reveals some interesting things about the region
Sarah Gilman Nov. 8, 2011
'Wilderness Lite' wins the day
Federal court reinstates Clinton Roadless Rule (for now, at least)
Sarah Gilman Oct. 25, 2011
A lovely and restless autumn
A lovely and restless autumn
Art Director Cindy Wehling takes a break, and Kris Scott and Shaun Gibson take over the reins; visitors; corrections and clarifications.
Sarah Gilman Oct. 17, 2011 From the print edition
Feds crack down on "new California gold rush"
Will pot crackdowns lead to war between Western communities and the Department of Justice?
Sarah Gilman Oct. 11, 2011
The long and winding road...
...toward the removal of four dams on the Klamath River
Sarah Gilman Sept. 27, 2011
Fall books for the sweetly socked-in
Fall books for the sweetly socked-in
High Country News lists some of the new and intriguing books of the coming fall season.
Sarah Gilman Sept. 19, 2011 From the print edition
Economy vs. environment?
California lawmakers push through tweaks to the state's "mini-NEPA"
Sarah Gilman Sept. 13, 2011
A bear of a season
What can we learn from a summer of headline-grabbing attacks?
Sarah Gilman Aug. 30, 2011
Down and out in the West
Down and out in the West
Western jobless rates are still high, even as the national economy appears to be slumping again.
Sarah Gilman Aug. 22, 2011 From the print edition
Air quality and all that gas
EPA proposes new rules for fracking
Sarah Gilman Aug. 8, 2011
Economies of vice
Economies of vice
If marijuana becomes fully legal and taxable, it won't be the first time authorities have learned that it's easier - and more profitable - to manage vice than to try to eliminate it.
Sarah Gilman Opinion Aug. 8, 2011 From the print edition
What's for dinner?
A foundational question for any environmental reporting worth its salt
Sarah Gilman July 19, 2011
The 'Utah solution' to immigration
The 'Utah solution' to immigration
Utah religious, business and political leaders suggest an immigration compromise, but the state's lawmakers are terrified of being caught voting for "amnesty."
Sarah Gilman June 29, 2011 From the print edition
The wacky world of immigration
Reform still distant but the debate seems at least a little more human
Sarah Gilman June 28, 2011
Ordinary wild
Ordinary wild
A cougar roams downtown El Paso, and a faraway writer watching on YouTube re-encounters wildness.
Sarah Gilman Opinion Essay June 9, 2011
Ordinary wild
Resetting the baseline of our modern expectations
Sarah Gilman May 31, 2011
A Gem City Atlas: Novel maps of Laramie, Wyoming
A Gem City Atlas: Novel maps of Laramie, Wyoming
The city explores its past and present with an innovative project called Laramie: A Gem City Atlas.
Sarah Gilman May 30, 2011 From the print edition
Mountain of ... bluster
The decision to choose Yucca Mountain in the first place was political too, ya know
Sarah Gilman May 17, 2011
Yellowstone bison get more room to roam
Yellowstone bison get more room to roam
Wild bison are making headway towards roaming more freely in Montana.
Sarah Gilman May 16, 2011 From the print edition
Blocking solar power ... with national monuments?
There are strange and interesting things afoot in the conservation world
Sarah Gilman May 6, 2011
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name?
The names on the Western landscape tell a harrowing, fascinating and at times hilarious story.
Sarah Gilman May 2, 2011 From the print edition
Sublime tourist trap or logistical nightmare?
Grand Canyon Skywalk proves the two aren't mutually exclusive
Sarah Gilman April 19, 2011
Out like a lion, in like a wildfire
The season's early this year, and shaping up to be a doozy, at least in Colorado
Sarah Gilman April 5, 2011
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