A teacher’s perspective of big changes to a small town.
A giant resort overshadows a tiny Colorado town
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Sportsmen’s bill aims to open inaccessible public lands
The bill’s prospects appear bright despite congressional gridlock.
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States give Senate an earful on EPA greenhouse gas plan
Wyoming critiques federal coal plant cleanup at Senate hearing.
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Jewell, Murkowski square off
The Interior Secretary and Alaskan Senator spar over money and the environment.
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American boondockers
Surprising photographs of people who live in their vehicles, from the Cascades to the Rockies.
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The art – and science – of forecasting wildfires
This model could eliminate guesswork and predict fire according to geography.
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An international street artist goes tagging in Joshua Tree
The latest in a string of graffiti incidents in national parks.
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A small community at a crossroads
As I write, Custer County School in southern Colorado is under the watch of armed sheriff’s deputies. This follows the suicide of a 15-year-old boy last week — the second such tragedy in about a year’s time — and a bizarre rumor that somebody was planning a shooting at the school. This rumor apparently had […]
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Keystone isn’t the only pipeline proposal out there
As XL languishes in political controversy, new pipeline projects gain ground in Canada and Alaska.
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The EPA gets it
Not so long ago, a visit from the Environmental Protection Agency to a ski area meant bad news. In 2000, Aspen was the first resort inspected in what became a raid on the ski industry that seemed to have started alphabetically — we were first, Breckenridge was second, and so on. Humorless agents in suits […]
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Ranch Diaries: Purchasing cattle, writing the business plan
How and when we expect to see returns on our investment.
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Fish and Wildlife whistleblower retaliation case raises questions
A top Texas official reported political interference and scientific misconduct.
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Don’t expect oil prices to rebound anytime soon
Global forces conspire to keep energy prices low, for better and worse.
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An update on Nevada scofflaw Cliven Bundy
The rancher still has influence in some circles, and has seen zero repercussions for trespass cattle and unpaid fees.
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Don’t label me an “outsider”
Granville Stuart first came West with his father and brother in 1852, hoping to strike it rich in the gold fields of California. Granville was born in Virginia, but had called Illinois and Iowa home before traveling farther west. The senior Stuart returned to Iowa after a year, but Granville and his brother had yet […]
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New state and fed efforts to protect sage grouse
Plans aim to keep the wide-ranging bird off the endangered list.
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Marie’s dictionary
The last fluent speaker of Wukchumni creates a dictionary to document her tribe’s language.
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How many more monuments will Obama create?
The recent designation for Browns Canyon has conservation groups ready for more.
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The liberal’s guide to a chainsaw
Fifteen years ago, I moved my young family from the San Francisco Bay Area to Eugene, Oregon, into a small house with a woodstove. I was excited about heating with wood, and resolved to do it safely. I built a woodshed in the backyard, close to a Doug-fir chopping block. I learned to send split […]