A federal judge has ruled that when Congress creates a wilderness area, it also creates water rights to go with the wilderness.


The Park Service fights a garbage dump

In Colorado, a garbage dump is proposed next to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/17.23/download-entire-issue

The life and death of Rocky Mountain towns

Sadly for both the towns and for progressive editors, the times are changing much faster in these towns than the local cultures. It is highly unlikely that these cultures can adapt, even though their survival is at stake. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/17.23/download-entire-issue

Sierra Club wins water lawsuit

A federal judge has ruled that when Congress creates a wilderness area, it also creates water rights to go with the wilderness. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/17.23/download-entire-issue