In his anthology, God’s Country or Devil’s
Playground, editor Barney Nelson gathers together an eclectic mix
of the best nature writing from the Big Bend of Texas
Items by Jessica Toubman
California is trying to deny offshore oil-drilling leases,
even as the U.S. Senate approves a major inventory of the
state’s offshore energy reserves
A Road of Her Own: Women’s Journeys in the West is
an anthology of contemporary women’s adventures on the
road
Industry officials say that two new regulations could mean
the end of gold-mining in California
The Wildlands Conservancy buys 600,000 acres of Southern
California desert, making the largest purchase of private land for
conservation purposes in the country’s history
Jon Christensen’s Nevada Variations is an
entertaining and enlightening collection of audio profiles from
each of the state’s 17 counties
Montana lawmakers are considering reintroducing a bison
hunt to control the animals that wander into the state from
Yellowstone National Park
A new BLM plan could re-open the door to oil and gas
drilling in the Jack Morrow Hills, the heart of Wyoming’s Red
Desert
Conservationists say it’s too soon for the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service to declare that wolves are no longer
endangered
The League of Conservation Voters rates congressional
members’ records for better or worse in its annual National
Environmental Scorecard
Fresno, Calif., is fighting a federal ultimatum that would
make the city bill residents based on how much water they
use
Oregon property-rights activists are working to resurrect
the controversial Measure 7, which would more or less destroy the
state’s land-use regulations.
Canada finally passes an endangered species law, but it
only protects "federal species" living in oceans or on the 1
percent of Canadian land that is federal.
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