Howard Zahniser, although lesser known than Bob Marshall or John Muir, was an unlikely and humble champion of wilderness who rallied the nation behind the Wilderness Act of 1964. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.18/download-entire-issue
The gentle, genial man behind the Wilderness Act
Posted inSeptember 21, 1979: Northern Tier oil pipe likely to go if dollars flow
Northern Tier oil pipe likely to go if dollars flow
The 1,500-mile Northern Tier pipeline, which would transport Alaskan crude oil from Port Angeles, Wash. to Clearbrook, Minn., is expected to be approved by Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus and President Carter. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.18/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 21, 1979: Northern Tier oil pipe likely to go if dollars flow
Future uncertain for Hart’s ‘boomtown’ bill
Citing Craig, Colo. and Rock Springs and Gillette, Wyo. as some of the most extreme examples of communities stressed by rapid development of their energy resources, Sen. Gary Hart is pressing for federal aid to these and other boom towns. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.18/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 7, 1979: Boulder smolders as growth struggle continues
Sagebrush Rebellion brushfires scorch feds
The so-called “Sagebrush Rebellion” has begun, and an Idaho senator says it looks as if it may become a revolution of sorts. To read this article, click the “View a PDF from the original” link below. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Sagebrush Rebellion brushfires scorch feds.
Posted inSeptember 7, 1979: Boulder smolders as growth struggle continues
Crested Butte challenges mining’s most sacred law
A group of Crested Butte, Colo., citizens are confronting the 1872 Mining Law as a way to stop AMAX, Inc. from extracting molybdenum from nearby Mt. Emmons. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 7, 1979: Boulder smolders as growth struggle continues
Companies not leaping for synfuel subsidies yet
President Jimmy Carter’s proposals to provide incentives for the production of synthetic fuels from coal have generated little new activity from companies involved in synfuel production. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inSeptember 7, 1979: Boulder smolders as growth struggle continues
Boulder smolders as growth struggle continues
Although Boulder, Colorado’s growth-limiting ordinance passed nearly three years ago, there has been no cooling of the controversy about its philosophy and consequences. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 10, 1979: Uranium industry's expansion prospects bleak
Uranium industry’s expansion prospects bleak
The Three Mile Island nuclear accident has only added to the uranium industry’s troubles, which include the erratic price of uranium and pending political decisions. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.16/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 10, 1979: Uranium industry's expansion prospects bleak
OSM pressured to okay mine on Navajo land
Despite serious reservations at the federal Office of Surface Mining, political pressure may force the approval of a coal strip mine on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.16/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 10, 1979: Uranium industry's expansion prospects bleak
Colorado carbon dioxide could eke out extra oil
Carbon dioxide gas, locked thousands of feet below the mesa and canyon country of southwestern Colorado, may be the key for the recovery of oil from some abandoned wells. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.16/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 27, 1979: Wilderness Society fires key Utah environmentalist
Wind prospectors strike it rich in Medicine Bow
In the second article of a two-part series on wind energy, a giant wind-water generating system is proposed near Medicine Bow in southeastern Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 27, 1979: Wilderness Society fires key Utah environmentalist
Wilderness Society fires key Utah environmentalist
Utah environmentalists are up in arms over the closing of the Utah office of The Wilderness Society and the firing of field representative Dick Carter. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 27, 1979: Wilderness Society fires key Utah environmentalist
Love spins rock tales from huckleberries and oil
Dr. J. David Love, a supervisor for the U.S. Geological Survey, shares his knowledge of the Yellowstone supervolcano and other geologic wonders with summer students at the Teton Science School. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.15/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 13, 1979: The latest plan for the Clark Fork: preservation
The latest plan for the Clark Fork: preservation
The Clark Fork of the Yellowstone in northwestern Wyoming has inspired plans for railroads, highways and dams, but the most recent proposal is to designate 22 miles of the river’s rugged canyon as Wild and Scenic. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.14/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 13, 1979: The latest plan for the Clark Fork: preservation
New coal leasing needed? Interior says yes
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus has announced a new coal leasing program that could increase Western coal production nearly tenfold by 1990 — to 1.2 billion tons annually. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.14/download-entire-issue
Posted inJuly 13, 1979: The latest plan for the Clark Fork: preservation
Attack on federal government hits solar project
Although a southeastern Utah activist group couches its opposition to a small solar electric generating plant at Natural Bridges National Monument in environmental terms, its real motive is to stop the perceived intrusion of the federal government. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.14/download-entire-issue
Posted inJune 29, 1979: Roosevelt led charge for conservation
Roosevelt led charge for conservation
Rarely in the history of the country has there been a relationship as close and as symbiotic — and as effective for conservation — as existed between President Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the newly formed U.S. Forest Service. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.13/download-entire-issue
Posted inJune 29, 1979: Roosevelt led charge for conservation
Frustration, outrage at hearing on nuclear waste
The question of nuclear waste disposal, possibly at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Project, was the subject of two days of emotion-packed hearings in New Mexico. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.13/download-entire-issue
Posted inJune 29, 1979: Roosevelt led charge for conservation
Frank Church: the kingpin in the River of No Return debate
The controversy between environmentalists and loggers over designation of the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho is focused on gaining the allegiance of Idaho Sen. Frank Church, whose view will weigh heavily on the outcome. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.13/download-entire-issue
Posted inJune 15, 1979: High prices, doubts plague wind power revival
High prices, doubts plague wind power revival
Despite a resurgence of enthusiasm for wind power, expensive new wind turbines — many of which are proving unreliable — are undermining widespread adoption of the technology. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.12/download-entire-issue