Nuclear weapons testing fallout: 30 years later

The handling of nuclear weapons testing by the Atomic Energy Commission and the military in the 1950s in Nevada has resulted in a series of lawsuits and legislative actions in recent years. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.7/download-entire-issue

On Colorado’s western slope, the collapse of the rising oil shale boom has been both deep and wide. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.7/download-entire-issue

Should the multi-billion dollar Intermountain Power Project, a large coal-fired power plant, be regulated by the Utah Public Service Commission? Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.6/download-entire-issue

Under the so-called “Asset Management program,” the Forest Service has listed six million acres nationwide as property that could be studied for possible sale if given a congressional okay. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.6/download-entire-issue

High Country News contributor Glenn Oakley interviews Idaho’s U.S. Senator James McClure on roadless rules, the sale of federal lands, and other issues. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.5/download-entire-issue

Yellowstone National Park’s image is being been tarnished by disturbing facts emerging about one of the western wilderness’ most critical ingredients: the grizzly bear. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.5/download-entire-issue

See a list of all High Country News articles published in 1982, categorized by subject. Click link to view PDF. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline 1982 Index.

Before even one complete forest plan emerged from 1979 regulations, which were the product of compromises between environmentalists and industry, the Reagan administration began to undermine them. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.4/download-entire-issue

The Forest Service’s decision to move into a third iteration of the Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE) process has pulled the rug out from the creation of forest plans, but they are moving forward nonetheless. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.4/download-entire-issue

A Colorado air quality official said EPA’s disapproval portrays the Clean Air Act as “mighty inflexible” providing “powerful ammunition to those who would weaken the act.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.3/download-entire-issue

As a result of slower than expected demand, due in part to conservation efforts, dozens of proposed power facilities have been cancelled or delayed. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.3/download-entire-issue

Officials trying to build the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant are discovering that they must first solve many institutional problems which are tied into the continuing national debate over nuclear energy. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.2/download-entire-issue

Like hosing down a driveway, the Colorado River’s daily rising and falling is causing a gradual erosion of Grand Canyon beaches. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/15.2/download-entire-issue