Uranium mines and mills move more than mountains

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

Within the literature of conservation, which in the past has been full of praises to nature’s beauty, Edward Abbey’s full-blown rage is what distinguishes him from others. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.25/download-entire-issue

Indian tribes, given land that a hundred years ago was often considered wasteland, realize that the vast wealth of their coal, oil, gas, and uranium can represent both a threat as well as a blessing, and are taking steps to increase tribal influence over Indian-owned energy resources. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.25/download-entire-issue

A highway accident on Colorado’s southeastern plains resulted in a spill of ground-up concentrate of uranium oxide, raising danger of radiation poisoning in the vicinity. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.24/download-entire-issue

Wyoming congressmen have introduced legislation that would establish a Jackson Hole Scenic Area, providing $200 million in federal funds to purchase scenic easements on some of the valley’s private lands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/9.24/download-entire-issue