The new governor shelves controversial roads, dams and other developments.
Plunging oil prices are saving Alaskan ecosystems — for now
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Let’s talk about the “Z” word
I am a rancher in a ranching community, so I imagine you’re not surprised to learn that we don’t like anyone else to tell us what we can do with our land. This worked when we all raised cattle. Even when some folks started raising sheep or buffalo, we generally got along. The requirements of […]
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Attacks on federal research funding anger scientists
Politicians lay siege to the National Science Foundation.
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Why we risked getting arrested in Utah
Twenty-five people who took direct action last summer to stop a tar sands strip mine on Utah’s East Tavaputs Plateau accepted plea deals on Jan. 25 to avoid more serious charges such as “felony riot.” We took the risk of going to prison in the first place because we felt we’d become the last line […]
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National forests to decide where snowmobiles are welcome
A new rule requires the government to specify areas for winter motorized users.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Yellowstone’s climate threat
Your piece on the differing responses to wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone was a welcome change from the oversimplified accounts that have dominated media coverage (“Have returning wolves really saved Yellowstone?” HCN 12/8/14). One important factor was missing, even though it is likely to become the most critical one: climatic change. Our University of New […]
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Why are environmentalists mad at Jerry Brown?
The California governor has made bold moves on climate — but greens are disgruntled.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
We’re hiring – in D.C.!
HCN needs a D.C. correspondent; visitors came to call.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Tricky fluency
I’m always pleased to find articles in HCN devoted to Native American issues, which is why I was glad to read a piece covering the Navajo Nation’s plight concerning language fluency and the eligibility of presidential candidates (“A question of fluency,” 12/22/14). And while the article was quite accurate in describing the now-obvious divisions among […]
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Thrill of the dust hunt
Imagine my surprise at seeing the frontispiece of my doctoral dissertation on the cover of High Country News (“The Dust Detectives,” 12/22/14). To those who study it, the atmospheric transport of dust and pollution is a truly exciting detective drama, full of twists and new discoveries. It is a field both driven by and motivating imaginative […]
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
This land is whose land?
Every week, the editors of High Country News sit in a small, lime-sherbet-colored conference room and debate what stories we should cover. Should we tackle legalized marijuana, since the West is leading the charge, or has that story become too “national?” How about North Dakota’s response to the drop in oil prices — is it […]
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Private property blocks access to public lands
Public lands belong to everyone. But private landowners can make it hard to get to them.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
The Latest: Wildlife refuges
The refuge system finally has a strategy for expansion.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
The Latest: Rio Grande water
A shortfall in water deliveries may lead to more fighting.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
On the edge of Custer’s last stand
Review of “Far As the Eye Can See” by Robert Bausch.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Love in a post-apocalyptic world
Review of “California” by Edan Lepucki.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Half-Blind Valley
Explorations in an urban wilderness.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Goats at the table, and bobcats on (in) the grill…
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Galloping beyond the cliché
Review of art exhibit “William Matthews: Trespassing” at DAM
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
Deportation relief
Program could help immigrant families stay in the U.S.