Review of “New Architecture on Indigenous Lands,” by Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka
A modern movement in tribal building design
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A Hot Day’s Night
New fiction from the author of ‘The Windup Girl.’
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After a ski patroller’s death, a flurry of questions
Forest Service permitting issues complicate a southwestern Colorado tragedy
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Death of Utah wolf is collateral damage
Shooting was side-effect of state’s aggressive push to control coyotes
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Climate change activism needs anybody
Neighbors find common ground in fighting global warming
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Is altitude causing suicide in the West?
Researchers find that high elevations may affect our emotions in both good and bad ways
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Just another hot year for the record books? Not quite.
How 2014 US temperatures support the case for global weirding.
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Perseverance pays off for the Rocky Mountain Front
A 37-year crusade ends in new protections
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Reading Murkowski’s tea leaves
As chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the senator from Alaska holds much sway over Western issues
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Young leaders changing the West
From politicians to climate scientists, meet 10 people under 30 who are shaping the region’s future.
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Wyoming grazing dispute threatens bighorn sheep
Rancher’s domestic sheep may pass fatal disease to a major bighorn herd.
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2015 green regulations kick in
Better fracking reporting, roomier chicken cages, food waste charges and more
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Snowshoe hares caught wearing the wrong color
I knew we were in trouble when I saw the third snowshoe hare. It was almost noon on the first day of elk season back in early November. I had a knife, hunting rifle and adequate ammunition. Yet what I realized made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I felt immediately […]
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The Forest Service bets on second-growth logging in Alaska
But can timber still keep island communities in the Tongass afloat?
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Four reasons why Keystone is a goner
Climate change? Treaty rights? Sure, but the real killer is The Market.
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The state of the ‘radical center’
Courtney White talks about innovative ranching and his new book.
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Salmon ground is holy ground
As bishop of the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, my territory is home to the Columbia River, one of the great rivers of our continent. Whenever I have time and the Spirit allows, I travel throughout this region learning about its history and cultures, and studying its blessings and gifts. In Christian […]
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As water demand slows, utilities seek new solutions
Will new pricing models be the answer to both revenue problems and water waste?
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Rants from the Hill: An Assay on Old Lang Syne Peak
Taking a right gude willie waught for the turning year.
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New cloud seeding study from Wyoming
Research renews the debate about whether scientists can really make more rain.