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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

The fractured terrain of oil and gas opposition
The fractured terrain of oil and gas opposition
In one of the West’s biggest arguments, the battle lines are complicated and opaque.
Patty Limerick Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition

Current

Bishop’s ‘Grand Bargain’ in Utah is no deal, say enviros
Bishop’s ‘Grand Bargain’ in Utah is no deal, say enviros
The much-anticipated land-use plan has ramped up the tensions it promised to defuse.
Krista Langlois Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
Far from home, the West’s foreign sheepherders get a pay raise
Far from home, the West’s foreign sheepherders get a pay raise
Since the ’50s, Western states have brought in international workers but offer them few of the benefits given other workers.
Sarah Tory Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
Latest: New Mexico land deal opens wilderness access
Latest: New Mexico land deal opens wilderness access
The Sabinoso Wilderness Area was impossible to access for years, thanks to private landowners.
Lyndsey Gilpin Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
Latest: Klamath dams to come down
Latest: Klamath dams to come down
A deal that would have supplied water to irrigators and tribes fell apart.
Paige Blankenbuehler Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
Scientists dig up the past in packrat middens
Scientists dig up the past in packrat middens
The animals’ sturdy nests can preserve clues about the climate for 50,000 years or more.
Marshall Swearingen Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
A dry future weighs heavy on California agriculture
A dry future weighs heavy on California agriculture
Something’s got to give in Central Valley farming. The only question is what.
Sena Christian Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
A strong Western snowpack, sexual harassment in the Grand Canyon and leaky oil and gas production
A strong Western snowpack, sexual harassment in the Grand Canyon and leaky oil and gas production
HCN.org news in brief.
High Country News Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition

Editor's Note

Something to chew on
Something to chew on
Paul Larmer Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition

Essays

The time of painful impossibilities
The time of painful impossibilities
A reading by U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.
Juan Felipe Herrera Essay Feb. 20, 2016 From the print edition

Book Reviews

How the wild Northern Rockies were saved — and who led the way
How the wild Northern Rockies were saved — and who led the way
A new book looks at the ordinary citizens who fought for wilderness designations.
Doug Scott Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
The ‘poisoned landscapes’ we leave behind
The ‘poisoned landscapes’ we leave behind
Q&A with photographer David T. Hanson about his new book, ‘Wilderness to Wasteland,’ which shows a dystopian side of progress.
David T. Hanson Photos Feb. 19, 2016 From the print edition

Writers on the Range

It’s been a deadly winter for backcountry fun
It’s been a deadly winter for backcountry fun
What would it take to keep snowmobilers and others safe in avalanche terrain?
Allan Best Opinion Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

A wolf in elk’s clothing?
A wolf in elk’s clothing?
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Betsy Marston Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Interns take up crampons on icy sidewalks
Interns take up crampons on icy sidewalks
Paige Blankenbuehler Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition

Letters

Talk about overreach
Mike Todd Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
Gandhi, King and Phil Lyman
Phil Lyman Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
Fed workers are good neighbors
Sanford Wilbur Feb. 22, 2016 From the print edition
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