Salt Lake City environmentalist Dick Carter of Utah
Wilderness Association fame founds a new litigation group, The High
Uinta Preservation Council.
Items by Katie Fesus
Bart Koehler and the Coyote Angels release a CD of songs
celebrating the wildness of the West.
Louisiana-Pacific must pay one of the largest
product-liability settlements in U.S. history to customers who
bought the company's Inner Seal home siding.
In New Mexico, Forest Guardians and the Southwest
Environmental Center succeed in winning a bid for a tract of state
land on the Rio Puerco River.
Environmentalists oppose the Forest Service's proposal to
allow new oil and gas leases in Montana's Rocky Mountain
Front.
The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
wins a lawsuit requiring the EPA to divulge the "inert ingredients"
of six pesticides.
Bruce Babbitt signs a historic record of decision to
manage Glen Canyon Dam in a way that protects the Colorado River
and the Grand Canyon.
Oregon Caves National Monument says the surrounding
Siskiyou National Forest is injuring the caves by logging, mining
and grazing.
One-third of Grand Canyon air-tour operators are breaking
the law by not reporting flights or paying required fees.
The Western Colorado Congress gives out "Not-So-Smart
Growth" awards.
The fate of school-trust lands and other public-land
issues divide Democrat Kathy Karpan and Republican Mike Enzi in the
race for retiring Sen. Alan Simpson's seat.
Environmental concerns may help moderates regain ground in
Idaho.
In Montana, Republican Marc Racicot will probably stay
governor, although other races could tilt the state back to the
middle.
One of only 132 adult salmon to survive the spawning
journey to Idaho's Salmon River is killed - and eaten - by a
poacher.
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