A bitter battle between Native and non-Native water users ends in settlement.
Items by Jodi Peterson
Agencies weigh in on threatened fish — and get smacked with their first lawsuit.
Federal charges against John Kitzhaber have been dropped.
Hitting the dimmer switch on city light helps animals and skygazers, too.
The controversial parcels are the first auctioned online in New Mexico.
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has tried to block rules reducing pollution and protecting water.
The data could provide a blueprint for science-based decisions.
The season’s best titles for new fiction and nonfiction.
“Returning” lands to states has long been a party plank and a shifting political landscape could open the door.
Some say state opposition stymied efforts to provide the species federal protection.
Researchers race to find solutions for deadly bat disease.
Meanwhile, Montana released a plan to let bison roam year-round outside the park.
The Four Forest Restoration Initiative was supposed to be the largest such project ever attempted.
The nation's first 'health response' program launched this fall.
New report calls for stronger regulation to protect human health and water quality.
As in Washington, reactions to the predator reflect deep east-west divides in the state.
Tribes and former federal officials fight to cancel energy leases on sacred land.
Congress derails the nation’s most successful public access and recreation program.
New legislation comes despite science showing timber salvage harms essential wildlife habitat
Plus, a look at our strategic planning and a graffiti correction.
The nation's most successful conservation program is in jeopardy.
With the bird’s non-listing under the Endangered Species Act, expect more of the legal crawl that got us here in the first place.
Book recommendations for the cold months ahead.
Plus, a plug for our classroom subscription program and a gun-related correction.
A new EPA rule to regulate US waterways has provoked a pile of lawsuits.
Plus, filling in a missing word from our last issue.
Will an unprecedented collaborative effort and lots of tax dollars be enough to finally save sage grouse?
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