An explosion in suburban Colorado raises questions on safety and accountability.
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October 29, 2018
The West is experiencing growing pains, as its cities continue to expand. This issue's feature takes you inside the night of an oil and gas explosion in suburban Colorado, where drilling and production facilities are springing up next to new neighborhoods and schools. Inside the issue, we also investigate efforts to bring more people and water to southern Utah, where the estimated costs for the Lake Powell Pipeline don't seem to add up. Also in this issue are stories about the president's attack on public lands and how that may help Democrats in November's elections; how to battle climate dread; and an artist's response to the 20-year anniversary of Matthew Shepard's murder in Wyoming – and more.
Feature
Editor's Note
The friction between Colorado’s growing population and gas-drilling infrastructure remains explosive, sometimes literally.
Current
The data they’re collecting is helping researchers evaluate how ecosystems change.
A twenty-year moratorium on uranium extraction in northern Arizona will stand.
For the third year in a row, the tribal citizens won’t have commercial fishing.
Officials in Utah’s fastest-growing county are obscuring details of what a high-stakes project will cost taxpayers.
Monument reviews, wilderness access are key sticking points in the midterms.
Essays
A painter examines the aftermath of a murder motived by hate, 20 years later.
Book Reviews
Scientists, writers, environmentalists and photographers capture the wonder of this ancient forest.
The Newcomers explores the lives of immigrant teens and what it takes to become an American.
Perspective
Pueblo historic sites face oil and gas development on unprotected public lands.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
Fall brings a change in the weather, a new staffer and visitors.
Letters
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