Items by Brent Israelsen

Wayward wolf nabbed in Utah
"Wolf No. 253," from the Druid Peak Pack in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, is caught far from home when he steps into a leghold coyote trap, 30 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Brent Israelsen Dec. 23, 2002 From the print edition
Greens not welcome in Escalante
Newcomers Patrick Diehl and Tori Woodward say they are being persecuted by some longtime Escalante, Utah, residents, because they are environmentalists who oppose construction of the New Wide Hollow Reservoir.
Brent Israelsen May 24, 1999 From the print edition
Tribe hopes to dam its way to jobs
Two dams proposed for Utah's Uinta Mountains, which would provide water and work for the Uintah Basin's Native Americans, face environmental opposition.
Brent Israelsen Sept. 1, 1997 From the print edition
Battle likely over Utah wilderness
Utah environmentalists protest the wilderness bill introduced by Utah Republicans.
Brent Israelsen June 26, 1995 From the print edition
Counties may shrink Utah wilderness
Utah Gov. Leavitt's insistance that local communities must support new wilderness designation makes environmentalists nervous.
Brent Israelsen March 20, 1995 From the print edition
White Mesa Utes beat back Superfund tailings
White Mesa Utes defeat DOE's plans to dump hazardous waste on land surround their reservation.
Brent Israelsen Jan. 23, 1995 From the print edition
A clash of cultures: tribal versus nuclear
A Native American cultural center on a hill called Avikan is threatened by a low-level radioactive waste dump.
Brent Israelsen Sept. 19, 1994 From the print edition
City Slickers should leave wilderness rough
Movie makers leave land damaged after filming City Slickers II
Brent Israelsen Aug. 8, 1994 From the print edition
Vandals destroy desert tortoise dens
Four dens of the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise have been deliberately destroyed.
Brent Israelsen June 13, 1994 From the print edition
Utah utility takes aim at Colorado air
Deseret Generation and Transmission Cooperative wants to quadruple sulfur dioxide emissions despite objections of neighbors.
Brent Israelsen May 2, 1994 From the print edition
Canyonlands, Arches are invaded from above
Helicopters a new problem for hikers in Utah.
Brent Israelsen March 21, 1994 From the print edition
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