There is so much talk about who should own public lands and how they should be managed (“This Land Is Their Land,” HCN, 2/2/15). I recommend a great book, The Big Burn, by Timothy Egan. In it, Egan outlines how Teddy Roosevelt was farsighted enough to see that all Americans deserve access to certain lands. […]
Ownership?
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No empathy for traumatized men
Review of “The Brightwood Stillness” by Mark Pomeroy.
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Like water for traffic
I found an interesting parallel in the March 2, 2015, issue of High Country News between our use of roads and our use of water. In “Big dig, big disgrace,” the trials and tribulations of Bertha’s attempt to dig a highway tunnel under the Seattle waterfront point to a counterintuitive reality, that more roads might […]
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An oil well, by the numbers
A deep dive into drilling, operating and producing.
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Lessons from boom and bust in New Mexico
What we can learn from the oil and gas roller coaster ride in Farmington and beyond.
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Latest: Oregon chub is no longer endangered
The species became the first fish to recover enough to be delisted.
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Latest: A Washington county puts the brakes on a new oil-train facility
In the wake of recent oil-train derailments, Skagit County wants Shell to do a full environmental review.
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Garden gnomes stolen; shipping container homes for sale
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Hollywood horse havoc
Review of “Falling from Horses” by Molly Gloss.
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Health impacts of wood smoke
A look at which stoves and furnaces emit the most particles damaging to your health, plus which states burn the most wood.
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Governor Kitzhaber’s fall from grace
The peculiar and spectacular undoing of Oregon’s top official.
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Cosmologies of stewardship
Scott Carrier’s article “Chainsaw Diplomacy” (HCN, 2/16/15) missed an excellent opportunity to educate his readers on important restoration efforts currently underway in the Escalante River Basin of Utah. Instead of focusing on what these efforts are accomplishing in restoring native habitat to a critical region, he seemed intent on pushing an agenda –– creating a […]
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A giant resort overshadows a tiny Colorado town
A teacher’s perspective of big changes to a small 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.