Missteps by agribusiness giants allowed the invasion. Now they’re off the hook for cleanup.
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June 25, 2018
A rural town in eastern Oregon is dealing with the fallout after a genetically modified grass escapes the confines of experimental fields. The herbicide-resistant turf clogs irrigation canals and ditches — and illustrates the mile-wide regulatory loopholes that are failing to contain the spread of genetically engineered crops. Also in this issue, the Trump administration threatens the delicate balance between tranquility and solar energy development in the California desert, the Grand Canyon may face a new era of uranium mining and a photo essay explores the displaced native creatures of the Los Angeles River.
Feature
Editor's Note
On GMO and seed misdeeds, has the punishment fit the crime?
Essays
The city weighs revitalization of an unruly river, since transformed into a concrete ditch.
The spectral lines between life and the inert.
Book Reviews
The gritty reality behind Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writings.
A photographer lovingly documents New Mexico’s desert national monument.
Perspective
In a heavy-handed directive, the Department of Energy caters to industry barons.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
A reader finds an HCN artifact on a rafting trip.
Letters
Current
The decision imperils the balance between desert conservation and development.
A new report says weeds and wildfire are major threats to sagebrush habitat.
A new report found the BLM falls short in overseeing orphan wells.
A new study finds that forests are key to reducing the state’s climate impacts.
With scant data on risk, Republicans push to open a ‘perfect’ mining opportunity.
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