Fate of disputed leases could show ongoing shift in the Bureau of Land Management.
BLM may cancel oil and gas leases in Colorado’s Thompson Divide
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Wyoming seeks compromise on wildlife migration corridors
Migration science has advanced, and the Game & Fish Commission is looking to reassess land use.
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Ranch Diaries: Getting injured on the job
I went through a lot of Ibuprofen and some serious self-doubt; then I sucked it up and got back on my horse.
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It’s time to let Lake Powell go
In today’s ‘new normal,’ there is simply not enough water to maintain both Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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Will GMO salmon harm Alaska’s fishing industry?
Fishermen fear AquaBounty’s creation will collapse salmon prices, but history tells a more complex tale.
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Can roads designed for cars be safe for bikes?
Pam Jahnke was riding her bike on a section of Highway 89 near Lake Tahoe, in an area where Caltrans, California’s road and bridge department, had just installed a new storm-drainage system. “The minute my tire hit the drain, I was air-bound and smacked down on the pavement in the middle of the road.” she […]
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Raptors are our fierce allies. Shame on those who harm them.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you’d like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at betsym@hcn.org. Birds of prey soar over the human imagination like no other creatures […]
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Pot growers put huge energy demand on the grid
Utilities should view legalization as an opportunity, not a threat.
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What will become of the backcountry in Utah’s Wasatch?
In Park City, a decades-long battle against the resort industry may be all but over.
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Looking back on a century of poisoning predators
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you’d like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at betsym@hcn.org. We celebrate most anniversaries, but there are some we should just acknowledge by pausing […]
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States lack rules for radioactive drilling waste disposal
New report calls for stronger regulation to protect human health and water quality.
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KDNK talks coal communities with DC correspondent Elizabeth Shogren
One activist trying to draw attention to coal’s climate effects has become a pariah in some Western towns.
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You can’t legislate intelligence
It seemed appropriate to receive and read HCN’s Oct. 26 issue on Saturday, Oct. 24 — officially designated as “United Nations Day.” I loved Elizabeth Wyatt’s crafty piece, “The trash without, and within” — as she writes: “ ‘Throwing away’ just may be the dominant fiction of American consciousness.” She hits close to the heart […]
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You are on Indian Land: A provocative look at contemporary art
A multimedia exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona
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Why are Western attorneys general going rogue?
Attorneys general sue the federal government, despite state governors’ objections.
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We cannot be trusted with guns
In Brian Calvert’s Oct. 26 essay, “Growing up with guns,” the accompanying photo and the context that it suggested led me to expect a far different conclusion. Yet, as I read on, I found that we largely agreed. His experiences, and his resulting observations, were much like mine. I long ago concluded that “we are […]
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Water hustle
Did one of Nevada’s top water regulators try to cash in on the drought?
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The view from the top of the food chain
Today I hiked along a forest trail near my home. Squirrels scolded, a raven croaked. I moved steadily on. Startled at my approach, a deer bounded away, labored up the loose soil of the steep little canyon, and disappeared. I barely paused. There was nothing there for me to fear, nothing for me to attend […]
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Could Los Angeles design its way to water independence?
A pair of architects are reinvisioning the city’s relationship with water, starting with storm runoff.
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The tenuous revival of Mono Lake
Its defenders won a long fight over water with Los Angeles. Now, drought is raising new questions about its future.