More babble from the haymakers of energy politics
Items by Neil LaRubbio
Pronghorn passage and environmental justice
After Tucson, Ariz., scrapped its acclaimed but controversial Mexican American Studies program, novelist Tony Diaz decided to fight back.
When Robert Palmer began crusading for better medical care on the firelines in memory of his brother, he realized -- as many reformers do -- that one of the problems lies in the risk-accepting culture of firefighting and other outdoor occupations.
Arizona's giving businesses privacy in environmental audits isn't that big a deal; a little secrecy is not all bad
The author and Border Book Festival maven recounts her childhood, her upcoming book, a "mystery love story" and what it's like to run an independent bookstore in the navel of the world.
Powder River sage grouse nearly gone and prisoner sanity is too
Land trusts turn to land exchanges as the feds run out of money to purchase important properties
The proposed Bitterroot ski resort in Montana remains unfinished, entangled in financial and environmental problems.
Melancholy and the infinite warming
Fighting miners, farming geoducks and whistling turbines
Hard lessons from a crackdown on critical thought
A nature library needs a home; Utah fights the feds and new hope for otters
Watershed partnerships between communities and the federal government help make ratepayers more responsible for the health of their water supply.
Seattle port truckers demand better treatment
Housing gets tighter in the Bakken, mountain towns lose water and CAFOs fear terrorists
High Country News welcomes new interns Danielle Venton and Neil LaRubbio; Marian Lyman Kirst is our new editorial fellow; and correction to captive wolves story.
State governments wrestle with locals over the power to regulate oil and gas
Utah nuclear plant wins water permit, wolves and bison offered up for hunting and glaciers shrink just a little bit more
In Western work environments, safety’s the toughest pill to swallow
Week's news included lamprey restoration, coal eating bacteria and toxic releases
Firefighter Rob Palmer crusades for better emergency medical care in memory of his brother, Andy.
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