Under the 44th president, the West re-examined its relationship to energy and the climate.
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December 26, 2016
In our last issue of the year, we reflect on the presidency of Barack Obama and the stamp he's left on the West. Despite his inclination toward compromise and incremental progress, Obama may well be remembered as the first leader to seriously address the foremost environmental issue of our time: climate change.
Feature
Sidebar
Bears Ears isn’t the only local effort to get Obama to designate protections before he leaves office.
Native American leaders say Obama’s legacy is this: He listened.
Obama’s efforts to help small-scale ranchers competing against Big Ag were blocked and ultimately fell short.
The administration delisted more species, but ultimately weakened the act itself.
Editor's Note
Current
Don’t count on wildfires to alter how counties plan development in fire-prone zones.
Their arrival could have drastic economic effects.
Thousands of the birds died during a winter storm.
Still, Trump’s election reduces chances that the Dakota Access pipeline will be permanently blocked.
Nooks and crannies offer safe harbor from a changing climate.
HCN.org news in brief.
Essays
The ‘turkey’ was oddly shaped, too small — and the meat too dark.
Book Reviews
Native American and European approaches to history still clash.
Hard-won photos of the National Park Service’s ‘Treasured Lands.’
Writers on the Range
We need bookstores that answer only to their communities.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
The magazine throws its annual holiday party and pays a visit to the local coal mine.
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