In southern Utah’s Escalante watershed, a river restoration group tries to cut through old cultural barriers.
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February 16, 2015
A long-standing dispute in Utah’s Escalante watershed comes to a head, wastewater spills in North Dakota oilfields, a statistician looks at the future of the shale oil boom, and more.
Feature
Current
Breaches in pipelines that carry water away from the oilfields can have devastating consequences.
David Hughes crunches unpopular numbers for the shale oil boom.
A growing number of veterans and researchers are racing to understand nature’s power to heal.
A win for industry in the nation’s first county to ban the practice.
Scientists found that dams are indeed to blame for population declines.
Editor's Note
Essays
An essay on returning home to the West, after years abroad.
Book Reviews
Review of ‘Lake Las Vegas/Black Mountain’ by Michael Light.
Review of ‘Pale Harvest’ by Braden Hepner.
Review of ‘If Not For This’ by Pete Fromm.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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