In the 1970s, the Pacific Northwest was at war over fishing. Tribal fishermen insisted on their right to catch more salmon, inspiring a lawsuit against the state of Washington that 14 tribes eventually joined. In 1974, a white U.S. district court judge decided in their favor, granting them rights to half the salmon catch. George […]
On sovereignty and subjugation
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
New measures could reduce Glen Canyon Dam’s impact on the Grand Canyon — a bit
As long as the dam remains in place, impacts are inevitable.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
Meet our new intern and fellows
During our publication break, which just ended, we bid a fond farewell to former intern Bryce Gray, who wrapped up his session at the end of June. He’s now the full-time energy and environment reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Congrats to Bryce, and even more to the Post-Dispatch: Y’all have landed yourself a fine […]
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
FBI nabs BLM bombing suspect; Wyoming wind resistance; unofficial border patrol
HCN.org news in brief.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
Drones: the good, the bad and the ugly
As the aerial technology increases in popularity, so do its impacts.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
Cross-border cooperation, not walls
The recent jaguar article (“Cats along the border,” HCN, 5/30/16) highlights the importance of cross-border migration and habitat required by jaguars, ocelots, coati, javelina, opossum, skunk, deer and Mexican wolves in order to sustain viable populations. Donald Trump’s 20-foot wall all along the border would preclude that possibility and cause enduring harm to that ecosystem […]
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
Confronting the terrorists
In the June 27, 2016, edition, Paul Larmer wrote about the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation: “Where were all the folks on the other side — the public-lands patriots — the people who say they cherish our country’s rare birthright of a vast landscape, accessible to all Americans, no matter where they live? So I emailed […]
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
BLM moves away from landmark Northwest Forest Plan
Court showdown may force the agency to reconsider its Pacific Northwest logging goals.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
Badger bandits, rodeo justice and the end of a beloved sidewalk
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
An equitable solution for Navajo voting
The article “Disenfranchised in Utah” in the June 13th issue was quite interesting. Finding an equitable way to partition regions into voting districts has been an interest of mine for many years. Gerrymandering is a serious problem and has been used to entrench the existing power structure, as it has been in this case. However, when you […]
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Photos: A look at the West’s weirdest sports
People compete in everything from pumpkin racing to outhouse sledding.
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Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake’s criticism of Trump wins him national prominence
His decision to sit out the GOP convention reflects his principles and the purpling of Arizona.
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The importance of Black Lives Matter in a white rural West
A Westerner reflects on racial injustice close to home.
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Report: Coal jobs will decline with or without federal regulations
A new study from the Energy Information Administration finds the Clean Power Plan speeds coal’s decline.
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How Utah coal interests helped push a secret plan to export coal from California
Companies and investors are trying to survive a collapsing U.S. coal market.
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Let’s be clear: TSA’s new tactics are bribery
A new program lets you cut in line at security, for a fee.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
‘Keep It in the Ground’ prompts online oil and gas leasing auctions
Protests against drilling on public lands continue.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
How Leonard Peltier has unjustly spent forty years in prison — and why it’s time to change that
So much time has passed that many Americans have forgotten, if they ever knew, what happened to an American Indian named Leonard Peltier, who has spent more than 40 years confined in various federal penitentiaries. This summer, a group of his family members and friends are traveling the country in an attempt to salvage what […]
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Emotions run high over monument designation in Utah
Battle lines over a proposed Bears Ears monument are blurred, dividing tribes and towns.
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How the Keep it in the Ground movement came to be
A look back at a decade of coverage of anti-fossil fuel protests.