Although the sagebrush flats of southern Wyoming appear monotonous and dry, to biologists they are a complex natural system — one that is likely to be disturbed by extraction of coal.
Cutler: wilderness areas don’t have to be pristine, virgin
In the second of a two-part series, Dave Foreman responds to the argument that over-eager conservationists degrade the wilderness system by fighting to include inferior areas in it. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.22/download-entire-issue
Shale firms bypass Colorado permit process
Two Colorado environmental groups are charging that the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board is violating the law by not requiring two oil shale projects to obtain mining permits for their current phases of operation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.22/download-entire-issue
South Wyoming may not look like much, but …
Although the sagebrush flats of southern Wyoming appear monotonous and dry, to biologists they are a complex natural system — one that is likely to be disturbed by extraction of coal. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.22/download-entire-issue