Now that water deliveries have ended, it’s a race for a solution.
Latest: Another lease on life for the Salton Sea?
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Utah is headed into a water battle it can’t win
Why is this fiscally conservative state pushing an expensive diversion project?
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A Southwest water dispute reaches the Supreme Court
Why a fight over groundwater has left farmers in New Mexico feeling stranded.
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The solar industry braces for impact after Trump tariffs
Analysts say the import fees will increase costs and halt hiring in the industry.
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When Atlantic salmon escape in the Pacific, who cleans up?
Coastal tribes will be dealing with this summer’s Atlantic salmon spill for years.
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The ski resorts of the West
From Alaska to New Mexico, a new map offers a comprehensive look at where to shred.
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Ringing in the new year with an avalanche of mail
The holidays and a new year bring more subscriptions and visitors.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Steps to public-land destruction
Krista Langlois’ piece on public lands looked all around the mulberry bush about raising entrance fees to national parks and other public lands, but never reached the obvious conclusion (“Who should pay for public lands?” HCN, 12/25/17). That is stated clearly in the second paragraph of Jonathan Thompson’s Perspective on page 25 (“Interior’s return to […]
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Fire language
Too often the media sensationalizes wildfire. I think HCN should ensure its language does not add to sensationalism (“Scorched Earth,” HCN, 11/11/2017). For instance, HCN refers to the Eagle Creek Fire as “consuming close to 50,000 acres.” Those acres still exist, so what was consumed? Some of the vegetation is still there, since wildfires rarely burn 100 percent […]
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Environmentalists for better land management
In his Editor’s Note for the Dec. 11 issue, Paul Larmer repeats a widely held belief, writing that “neither side (“Republican lawmakers” nor “environmentalists”) is doing much to create lasting solutions on the ground that could help overcome a century of fear-based (fire) management in the West.” That is false. All over the West, grassroots […]
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Bear voyeurism
With regard to Christopher Solomon’s feature article, “Bear Essentials” (HCN, 12/25/17), I respect the author and the staff at McNeil River Sanctuary for their efforts to minimize human impact in an area rich in resources for brown bears. However, the fact that they have cordoned off an area so humans can watch the bears “up […]
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Water-fat mountains; Pence visits Aspen; Oregonians gas up
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Climate change forced me to leave the place that I love
After finding their dream town, a family fled drought and fire.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
The movements produced by rural white scorn
From the Bundys to the State of Jefferson, resentment from disempowered white communities is growing.
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A separatist state of mind
In the era of Trump, rural discontent settles in the state of Jefferson.
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Traversing the mighty Colorado River
A writer sets out on a geographic journey to understand the imperiled water source.
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Examining the disparity of urban and rural growth
A new project taps into how rural Montana is grappling with its uncertain future.
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In Montana, rural fairs cling to a tenuous future
Long seen as a way to fuel local economies, summer festivals are getting harder for some to justify.
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The Cherokee Nation vs. Big Pharma
A major lawsuit over opioid addiction won’t be adjudicated in Cherokee Nation courts.
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West Obsessed: How Trump has affected the region so far
Taking stock of the deregulation of land and climate protections in 2017.