Although the mines around Leadville, Colo., have closed, acid mine drainage continues to sicken the Arkansas River.

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Mountain goats are up against the wall

Increased public access to mountain areas has brought increased sport hunting and poaching, which    biologists now realize was heavier at first than many mountain goat populations could withstand. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/18.2/download-entire-issue

by Bert Lindler

Environmental leaders stand up for orthodoxy

Things are grim if you identify the vigor of the environmental movement with the major groups — but they are not the movement. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/18.2/download-entire-issue

by Ed Marston

Leadville’s old mines are suppurating sores

Although the mines around Leadville, Colo., have closed, acid mine drainage continues to sicken the Arkansas River. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/18.2/download-entire-issue

by Steve Voynick