Washington’s wolverines stage tenuous comeback

As an Arizona resident for more than 30 years, I read “Transportation Transformation” with great interest (HCN, 11/24/15). I applaud the light rail, more bikes and walking. However, I believe there are unacknowledged consequences to the new, denser development. In reality, this push for infill in the center of communities is another building boom to accommodate […]

… on Judith Lewis Mernit’s story, “Why are environmentalists mad at Jerry Brown?” Fred Rinne: “Brown takes big money from the Western States Petroleum Association and will not end fracking in our state. His water plan would, if enacted, wipe out river, estuary and bay ecosystems to benefit a few billionaire agribusiness crooks and developers.” […]

“This Land Is Their Land” exposes the problems of blocked access, but frames it in terms of landowners vs. access seekers. I have been on both sides of the issue, and I understand that it is not that simple. Like many residents of Albuquerque’s wildland-urban interface, I live a 10-minute walk from public land that […]

Marshall Swearingen’s article on the ongoing battle over access to public lands (“This Land Is Their Land,” HCN, 2/2/15) highlights two of the most crucial concepts in the formation of the culture of the West: private ownership rights and the large amount of land held in the public domain. These two elements and the balancing […]