Military-style management doesn’t work everywhere.
Stop trying to militarize Interior, Ryan Zinke
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Lawsuits challenge Trump’s trim of Utah monuments
Reductions in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante exclude thousands of significant objects.
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The 26,000 tons of radioactive waste under Lake Powell
The West’s uranium boom brought dozens of mills to the banks of the Colorado River — where toxic waste was dumped irresponsibly.
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Why Trump’s Bears Ears decision worries so many
There are now five lawsuits contesting the president’s monument reductions, including two led by tribes.
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Former BLM investigator alleges misconduct in Bundy case
In leaked document, accusations of ethics violations and unprofessionalism in Bunkerville standoff investigation.
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A new report finds ‘we have created a new climate’
Extreme events are closely linked to human-caused climate change.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
A Civil Conversation: The lessons of Nicodemus, Kansas
One of the few black settlements of the West remains — barely.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
In military matters, neighbors should get a say
A new Air Force base expands, without the input of locals.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
The price of a national park fee hike
The proposed increase in entrance fees reignites old questions about who should fund the West’s open spaces.
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Does a river have a right to life?
No law gives a river a right to exist; at best, laws protect a river from harm caused by new development.
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Trump’s message for tribes: Let them eat yellowcake
The president’s Bears Ears decision has toxic implications.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
Latest: The EPA drops mine cleanup proposal
Obama-era plan required mining companies to prove they can pay for remediation.
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West Obsessed: The American alpine sublime
A new collection by a turn-of-the century poet raises questions about wildness.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
What Trump’s Supreme Court pick holds for Indian Country
Neil Gorsuch’s background in Indian law and Western issues could be useful to tribal litigants.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
What fire researchers learned from California’s blazes
In California, land managers use fire as a tool.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
Proper fire funding continues to elude Congress
Nearly everyone agrees it’s important. So what’s the hold-up?
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
Oregonians experiment with a new model to prevent megafire
A collaborative community-based project tackles overgrown forests.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
In a burning West, wildfire smoke threatens public health
Montana hospitals handled an increase of respiratory-related problems this year.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
Ancestral Pueblo logging practices could save New Mexico pinelands
Researchers look to the past to better fight fire.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
It’s not only trees — wildfires imperil water too
Sediment-choked watersheds and erosion could become more frequent as wildfire activity grows.