Idahoans protest use of 2,4,5-T on forests

Idaho voters continue to elect both Sen. Frank Church, who has gained a national reputation as an environmental leader, as well as Rep. Steve Symms, who is known for wanting to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.7/download-entire-issue

Colorado’s congressional delegation has the best environmental voting record of any state in the Northern Rockies. Only on the issue of water has Colorado recently voted as a typical inland Western delegation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.6/download-entire-issue

Like many presidents before him, President Jimmy Carter is interested in reorganizing the agencies that manage public land; the shuffle could involve moving the U.S. Forest Service to the Interior Department. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.6/download-entire-issue

As with any other Western religion, the worship of uranium is a mixture of love and fear of the deity worshiped. And fear of radioactive uranium may be well justified. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.5/download-entire-issue

Four almost four years, the Environmental Protection Agency has resisted banning the herbicide 2,4,5-T — the main ingredient of Agent Orange, used to defoliate forests during the Vietnam War — because of lack of hard evidence of its effects; now research is providing the evidence. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.4/download-entire-issue

All three of North Dakota’s congressmen were first elected before the environment was a major political issue, and because the state has a strong tradition of returning incumbents to office, all three continue to be re-elected despite their generally poor environmental records. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.4/download-entire-issue

A seal ruptured in the helium circulator of the Fort St. Vain nuclear plant at Platteville, Colo., releasing helium gas containing radioactive iodine into the plant interior and then into the outside air. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.3/download-entire-issue

Enthusiasm for solar electric technology is being dampened by the reality that most consumers cannot afford it. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.3/download-entire-issue

How to make wood stoves safe at home, with tips on creosote, flue pipes and more. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.2/download-entire-issue

William O. Douglas has articulated one of the most progressive environmental concepts of recent times: that the natural world should have legal rights. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.2/download-entire-issue

For the activists today in what is loosely described as the “environmental movement,” the qualities of leadership that motivate them are sometimes difficult to put into words. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.1/download-entire-issue

Conservationists are alarmed by a bill that would makes it easier for the Bonneville Power Administration to build power plants in Western coal-producing states. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.1/download-entire-issue