‘Prairie Revival’ bringing native grasses back to pastures, backyards

A Bureau of Land Management report has found that severe overgrazing and other aspects of poor range management on public lands in Nevada have led to loss of wildlife habitat, destruction of cultural sites, and erosion. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.22/download-entire-issue

Future coal and oil shale development will turn the Rockies into a gigantic energy colony, consuming the habitat that deer, antelope, and other wildlife rely on. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.21/download-entire-issue

In Vail, Colorado, where rapid and erratic growth has created a $160 million haven of affluence and alpine luxury, the prospects for the deer aren’t good. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.21/download-entire-issue

With nearly half their reservation lands covered with coal exploration permits or leases, the Northern Cheyenne tribe in Montana has reason to believe that full-scale development could threaten their continued tribal existence. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.20/download-entire-issue

Although geothermal energy is often praised as clean and limitless, first attempts to utilize it have stirred up air and water pollution, radiation, and potential earthquakes — not to mention legal, financial and governmental tangles. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.19/download-entire-issue

The conflict over logging on Arizona’s Escudilla Mountain is headed to the courts unless the Forest Service, now mired in increasingly poor public relations statewide, reopens the possibility of a settlement. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.18/download-entire-issue

The Decker-Birney Resource Study has identified 285,000 acres of superior coal reserves along the Tongue River in southern Montana, stirring up opposition from local ranchers. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.17/download-entire-issue

Land use planning has entered a new phase of complexity as tight money has slowed the pace of condominium and second home development. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/6.16/download-entire-issue