Natural resource-dependent rural economies help explain why disputes happen where they do.
Items by Paige Blankenbuehler
As ski resorts push for a mega-connection, backcountry skiers try to save some wild.
Nevada and Idaho are the only Western states above their historic averages.
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan is intended to guide energy development, while protecting wildlife and recreation.
Fate of disputed leases could show ongoing shift in the Bureau of Land Management.
In Park City, a decades-long battle against the resort industry may be all but over.
A multimedia exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona
Experts discuss transitioning communities and changing climate policies in a live radio Tweet-in.
A review of 'The Northern Lights: Celestial Performances of the Aurora Borealis,' by Daryl Pederson and Calvin Hall.
Climate change has profound impacts on growing seasons and crop yields, but local solutions have promise.
The Oregon terminal got the go-ahead from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The University of Colorado’s business school is at the center of a controversy over oil and gas industry-funded research.
How close should academics let industry get to fracking research?
As year-round skiing in the Pacific Northwest diminishes, what else will be lost?
Q&A: Historian Amy Greenberg says curriculum revisions miss a major part of the story.
As climate and economic challenges mount, some community ski hills find a new path.
Despite recovery, warm temperatures still threaten salmon spawning.
Resolution Copper company engineered a land swap with the feds, but locals oppose it.
Review of ‘Sage Spirit: The American West at a Crossroads’ by Dave Showalter.
Gold producers in Elko see job growth, despite an international price drop.
A long-standing proposal to enlarge Shasta Dam gets a boost from the Bureau of Reclamation.
Review of “Colorado’s Yampa River” by John Fielder.
Get to know Paige Blankenbuehler and Gloria Dickie. Also, a correction and a clarification.
Expensive artificial wave features can ease dry times for river economies.
Early season drone reports are outpacing the number of incidents last year.
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