Utah attempts to curb federal influence over natural resources
Items by Sarah Gilman
The billionaire has stakes in everything from Western art, railroads and petroleum to renewable energy, national parks, stadiums and Justin Bieber.
Obama’s likely EPA pick tough on climate change
Recent strides (and losses) in the oil and gas regulatory world underscore the importance of public engagement
The Cowboy state makes an ambitious bid to get California in on its wind
Whitman College's Semester in the West and similar programs strive to make students think about resource issues critically and compassionately, and often change their lives in the process.
Examining the argument that this place is more special than the rest.
Outdoor industries rile Utah’s conservative pols with call to protect land around Canyonlands National Park
Tribal efforts to hold on to heritage and right past wrongs continue in Port Gamble, Washington.
Controversial Colorado oil and gas leases back on the table
Wild horses are a touchy subjects for many Americans; the BLM's complex policies on mustang round-up and maintenance illustrates the point.
Beleaguered Pinedale Anticline Working Group votes to disband
The Gilman clan didn't go on normal vacations; their fossil-addicted parents trundled them across the West looking for the shells of long-extinct sea creatures.
Conservationists announce buyout of 58,000 acres of oil and gas leases to protect wildlife habitat
Federal energy subsidies make a big difference in which industries win and lose
In this age of pervasive human influence, it seems awfully difficult
Okay, maybe just some things
Art as elegy and as a call to action on behalf of the natural world.
How do we grieve for nature that is no more?
What the latest package of public lands bills says about the politics of conservation
National parks are increasingly focusing on educating hikers before they get hurt or lost, a technique known as preventative search and rescue.
Preventative search and rescue may help national parks save money and lives
Environmentalists have been too busy squabbling over proposed solar plants to pay much attention to one of the most promising sites: Gila Bend, Ariz.
New Mexico’s conservative pols rage against one of the nation's strictest oil and gas rules
HCN online editor Stephanie Paige Ogburn and managing editor Jodi Peterson attend digital media workshops; Danielle Venton gets public radio job; Denver Nicks writes a book; visitors; correction.
Election-year politics (partially) hijack Interior's new rules for hydraulic fracturing
Spring brings visitors, some with new books; Katie Lee publishes an epic poem at the age of 92; writer Eric Wagner welcomes a daughter; corrections.
Massive bird die-off stirs fight over Klamath water deal
In North Dakota, the Three Affiliated Tribes are trying to cope with both the benefits and the unexpected problems brought by the Bakken oil rush.
2012 has been a record-breakingly hot and dry year
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