Items by Steve Hinchman

Be honest, environmentalists
Steve Hinchman Oct. 9, 2000 From the print edition
Greens, as usual, are easy to bait
Recreational user fees would do harm by introducing the profit motive to natural resource management.
Steve Hinchman Essay Oct. 13, 1997 From the print edition
Private boaters unite
The new group, the Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association, seeks to unite private river runners as effectively as the professional boaters.
Steve Hinchman Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
The West's grazing war grinds on
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's grazing reform compromise opposed by ranchers all over the West; but Babbitt, with some Congressional and gubernatorial support, may stand firm.
Steve Hinchman And Donica Mensing June 27, 1994 From the print edition
Self-reliant homes
Review of The Independent Home: Living Well with Power from the Sun, Wind and Water by Michael Potts.
Steve Hinchman June 13, 1994 From the print edition
The Forest Service sells out
In Colorado, Tom Chapman trades West Elk Wilderness inholding for land near Telluride, bilking the Forest Service of millions of dollars.
Steve Hinchman Opinion Essay May 2, 1994 From the print edition
Wilderness developer accused of fraud
Tom Chapman hoped to force Forest Service into swapping for his West Elks Wilderness land, former Chapman business associate says.
Steve Hinchman April 18, 1994 From the print edition
Indians and water
Indian Water Rights: Negotiating the Future reviewed.
Steve Hinchman April 4, 1994 From the print edition
Grazing reform: A plan to chew on
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's new proposal gives ranchers and environmentalists key roles in grazing reform.
Steve Hinchman April 4, 1994 From the print edition
Grazing talks split both sides
Both environmentalists and ranchers doubt usefulness of consensus process.
Steve Hinchman Opinion Essay Feb. 7, 1994 From the print edition
Turmoil on the range
Bruce Babbitt endorses a consensus grazing reform proposal developed in Colorado.
Steve Hinchman Jan. 24, 1994 From the print edition
Methane creates an explosive situation in Colorado
Residents of methane-polluted residential areas blame the problem on natural gas companies.
Steve Hinchman Dec. 27, 1993 From the print edition
Some in West want Bruce Babbitt's head
A group of ranchers calls for Bruce Babbitt's resignation, charging misconduct and dirty politics.
Steve Hinchman Nov. 29, 1993 From the print edition
Babbitt seeks local approach to grazing reform
A group of Colorado ranchers and environmentalists tell Bruce Babbitt they can solve grazing reform gridlock.
Steve Hinchman Nov. 29, 1993 From the print edition
Senate dukes it out with Babbitt
Western senators and ranchers are trying to kill Babbitt's grazing reform package.
Steve Hinchman Nov. 15, 1993 From the print edition
Agency leans toward a controversial land trade
Developer Tom Chapman strikes a deal with the Forest Service on a controversial land swap.
Steve Hinchman Oct. 18, 1993 From the print edition
Two Utah counties flee water project
Two Utah counties, frustrated with the cost of the Central Utah Project, decide to pull out.
Larry Warren, Steve Hinchman Sept. 20, 1993 From the print edition
The blurring of the West
Governors of eight Western states begin work on a strategy to protect the region's world-class air before it's too late.
Steve Hinchman June 28, 1993 From the print edition
Oil firms commandeer badlands
Duncan Energy Inc. builds an illegal road through national grasslands while the Forest Service and the U.S. Attorney's office bicker.
Steve Hinchman April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Oil leases head for Court
Proposed oil and gas leasing on National Forest lands comes under fire.
Arden Trewartha, Steve Hinchman April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Animas-La Plata: The last big dam in the West
A showdown between enviros and water project proponents nears over the Animas-La Plata water project.
Steve Hinchman March 22, 1993 From the print edition
Colorado is likely to get a so-so wilderness bill
A Colorado wilderness bill abandons the 1964 Wilderness Act and compromises on water rights.
Steve Hinchman, Barry Noreen Feb. 22, 1993 From the print edition
High on hemp
A review of The Emperor Wears No Clothes, by hemp crusader Jack Herer.
Steve Hinchman Feb. 8, 1993 From the print edition
Colorado mining industry strikes again
According to the EPA, bonds from the Summitville Consolidated Mining Co. don't cover hazardous waste cleanup costs.
Steve Hinchman, Barry Noreen Jan. 25, 1993 From the print edition
Idaho may go to court to save salmon
The battle to save the endangered Snake River salmon from extinction heated up this month, as Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus threatened to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies responsible for salmon recovery plans.
Julie Titone and Steve Hinchman Dec. 28, 1992 From the print edition
Glen Canyon law may draw foes together
Two days after Bill Clinton's election, an unlikely group met in Farmington, N.M., to talk about radically changing how decisions are made in the West. The conspirators were long-time enemies who came together to see if they could cooperate on one of the region's most contentious battles: the operation of Glen Canyon Dam.
Steve Hinchman Nov. 30, 1992 From the print edition
In Utah, pavers hit speed bump
In yet another chapter of the Sagebrush Rebellion in southeastern Utah, two rural counties are trying to a force the federal government to allow construction of the Book Cliffs Highway across some of the state's wildest land.
Steve Hinchman and Jim Stiles Nov. 2, 1992 From the print edition
Developer builds in a wilderness
Pulling his horse up short, U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Steve Posey turns to watch a helicopter fly overhead with another load of concrete and building materials dangling from its belly ...
Steve Hinchman Sept. 7, 1992 From the print edition
PacifiCorp bets on coal, and against efficiency
One of the West's largest utilities may be betting that the future lies with coal-fired power plants rather than efficiency and alternative fuels.
Steve Hinchman and Ed Marston July 13, 1992 From the print edition
Pressure builds to reform the West's power establishment
The region's electric system was built on vast resources, federal subsidies and freedom from environmental regulations. Now, the industry may be forced to change its strategy -- but not without a fight.
Steve Hinchman July 13, 1992 From the print edition
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