Centralization and outsourcing fail the Forest Service again
Items by Stephanie Paige Ogburn
The renewable fuel standard has potential, but the omission of algae is a big hole
The pro-wilderness group teaches elders how to engage in public lands management, while having a great time.
How the built environment can help us conserve
The climate friendliness of natural gas comes into question, again
Alaska environmental groups seek evaluation of oil dispersants' harms
The economics of carbon capture
Millionaires who invest locally just might win
The Rants from the Hill podcast comes to an end.
As Congress refuses to create wilderness, conservationists turn to presidential actions to help
Biologists puzzle over what this means for fish
Many congressional races are up for grabs in California, thanks to a depoliticized redistricting process and less partisan primary system.
Canadian U.S. Oil Sands plans to begin mining in late 2013
Texas wants us to think so, but probably not
High Country News gets visitors from all around, searching for homes and going on adventures.
Vandalism and threats play out against wilderness proponents in Utah's canyonlands
Michael Branch takes his daughters to a tree near their Nevada home, where people leave shoes telling stories.
In the future, it may be in a laboratory near you
A graph of seed quantity purchased by the agency
Growing natives for restoration is a lot harder than growing conventional crops, and the volatile market for seed makes it even more difficult for seed producers to stay in business.
A number of other researchers are also investigating new tools and tricks to help suppress invasive cheatgrass.
A trio of dedicated scientists are testing out cutting-edge ways to finally turn the tide against the Great Basin's cheatgrass invasion, as the weed continues to cause devastating fires.
The art exhibition "True North" explores environmental issues in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Mike Branch explores the idea of Pleistocene rewildling, or bringing back the megafauna that roamed North America before humans extinguished them.
New research shows reservoirs may be a source of a potent greenhouse gas
Mike Branch gets a new puppy with very few virtues, but as it turns out, he fits perfectly in Silver Hills, Nevada.
NASA's Landsat program provides unique scientific knowledge but has struggled recently with funding and mechanical problems
Why the EPA ignores factory farm pollution
Bye bye happy chickens and fresh fruit, hello crop insurance
Michael Branch spinelessly adapts his environmental bumper stickers to fit in when traveling in rural Nevada's sagebrush rebellion country
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