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August 3, 2015

A series of stories about the way we think about wildfire in the West. Plus, a vanishing Rio Grande fish may foretell the river's fate; the Supreme Court wants the EPA to consider the costs of new regulations as well as health benefits; and more.

Feature

As wildfires get bigger, is there any way to be ready?
As wildfires get bigger, is there any way to be ready?
After one record-setting wildfire, a Washington county prepares for more.
Michelle Nijhuis Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition

Current

Arrival of the cost-benefit state
Arrival of the cost-benefit state
The Supreme Court wants the Environmental Protection Agency to weigh human health against costs to industry.
Elizabeth Shogren DC Dispatch Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Does the fate of the silvery minnow foretell the Rio Grande's future?
Does the fate of the silvery minnow foretell the Rio Grande's future?
Biologists go to great lengths to keep the fish alive, but it’s nearly extinct in the wild.
Laura Paskus Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Wilderness vs. mining, Roundup research and Western prisons
Wilderness vs. mining, Roundup research and Western prisons
Hcn.org news in brief.
High Country News Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
The Latest: Oregon governor passes ethics reforms
The Latest: Oregon governor passes ethics reforms
The new reforms bar governors’ partners from using their position for personal gain.
Sarah Gilman Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition

Editor's Note

No ordinary fire
No ordinary fire
Brian Calvert Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition

Essays

Finding the quiet West inside
Finding the quiet West inside
A writer remembers a week spent on a cattle ranch, and an unexpected discovery.
Emily Walter Essay Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Tracing the Yampa River where it flows free
Tracing the Yampa River where it flows free
Review of “Colorado’s Yampa River” by John Fielder.
Paige Blankenbuehler Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Young men and fire
Young men and fire
Review of "On the Burning Edge: A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It" by Kyle Dickman.
Ben Goldfarb Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
It’s time to end Custer worship
It’s time to end Custer worship
A Montanan faces up to the West's own history of racism.
Todd Wilkinson Opinion Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

A conservative takes Bundy to task, treasure hunters get trapped and a fool meets a rattlesnake.
A conservative takes Bundy to task, treasure hunters get trapped and a fool meets a rattlesnake.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Betsy Marston Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition

Dear Friends

New interns and old errors
New interns and old errors
Get to know Paige Blankenbuehler and Gloria Dickie. Also, a correction and a clarification.
Sarah Gilman, Paige Blankenbuehler and Gloria Dickie Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition

Letters

Bagged lions, fewer bighorns
Phil Hedrick Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Surprise attack
Eric Bowman Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Entertaining toddlers
Katy Tahja Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Protection in name
Brian Gatlin Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Monument-making
Bill Dodd Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
Damage from smugglers
Wayne Lackner Aug. 3, 2015 From the print edition
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