In one of the West’s biggest arguments, the battle lines are complicated and opaque.
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February 22, 2016
In the West's argument over fracking, it matters less what's said than who says it. Plus, a dry future for Central Valley farming and new research into the past comes from packrat middens.
Feature
Editor's Note
Current
The much-anticipated land-use plan has ramped up the tensions it promised to defuse.
Since the ’50s, Western states have brought in international workers but offer them few of the benefits given other workers.
The Sabinoso Wilderness Area was impossible to access for years, thanks to private landowners.
A deal that would have supplied water to irrigators and tribes fell apart.
The animals’ sturdy nests can preserve clues about the climate for 50,000 years or more.
Something’s got to give in Central Valley farming. The only question is what.
Essays
A reading by U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.
Book Reviews
A new book looks at the ordinary citizens who fought for wilderness designations.
Q&A with photographer David T. Hanson about his new book, ‘Wilderness to Wasteland,’ which shows a dystopian side of progress.
Writers on the Range
What would it take to keep snowmobilers and others safe in avalanche terrain?
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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