The right to bear arms . . . and brews
Items by Jonathan Thompson
Apocalyptic aliens, inclement weather, economic hangover . . . oh my!
Wolves may be returning to Colorado on their own 70 years after their deliberate extirpation from the state.
Western water agencies reluctantly confront the fact that there’s simply not enough water to go around.
A collage of images from Wyoming's wind country, where turbines are sprouting madly, and forces within the state are blowing back.
No one knows how wind energy will impact sage grouse. But many greens aren't ready to take any chances.
Wyoming is one of the best places in the world to generate power from wind. But the wind rush is running into opposition from greens, and the fossil fuel industry.
Wyoming's sage grouse protection strategy gives fossil fuel elbow room while leaving wind energy out in the breeze.
As Native Americans use religion to save their sacred places, they need to remember that conflicts framed around faith often have unhappy endings.
From the skiocracy; factory farms everywhere; and of course, the republic of Sortofgreenski
Languages like Arapaho are dying all over the world, but is it possible, or even necessary, to try to save them all?
Recent scandals at the Interior Department – this time involving environmentalists – pale in magnitude (and luridness) compared to the agency's dalliances with industry.
This has got to be the weirdest thing I've seen today.
Our cheap food has a high price tag, especially for workers on the West’s big dairy farms.
The Hopi and Navajo governments have played the tired old card of locals vs. environmentalists. They got it wrong.
Immigrants from around the world are changing traditionally white Western communities such as Boise, Idaho.
In a controversial resolution, Hopi and Navajo politicians have told environmentalists – including grassroots Indian groups – that they are not welcome on the Rez.
With climate change threatening water supplies, and the economy slowing growth in the West's thirstiest cities, it's time for a paradigm shift.
Some consider it a harmless rite of autumn, but home canning has all the hallmarks of a dangerous religious cult.
This week's pic pick.
Bruin bullies make the rounds in Colorado; in homes, cars and skate parks.
Conjoined snakes go under the knife.
Horse massacres, duck-killing, cow tongues and hog-tying--all part of the next American Revolution...?
Wildfires are scary, but they sure do make for good photography.
The West is burning, from California to Colorado
Visitors; editor's note on Gary Paul Nabhan's piece about Jon Jarvis.
Western Colorado is seeing an unexpected agricultural revival, thanks in part to affluent outsiders creating a market for local food and wine.
After a flurry of industry lobbying, Dems and greens get gassy.
HCN has a new, community-oriented blog.
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