What would happen to the West’s environment if the House of Representatives had its way.
House of Misrepresentatives
Goodbye Ray Ring — sort of
A long-time senior editor goes part-time, and HCN gains new board members.
Roots of rebellion: A forum
Four experts discuss threats to federal public-lands employees and where we go from here.
Defuse the West
Public-land employees are easy targets for a violent, government-hating fringe.
Bookshop oversight
I enjoy your publication and especially liked “The best little bookshops in the West” (HCN, 9/15/14). I am a faithful shopper of Changing Hands, two miles from my home. However, you missed one very important shop — Singing Wind Bookshop, in the middle of a cattle ranch in Benson, Arizona. They are visited by worldwide […]
An unbent issue
I wanted you to know how much I love the cover of your “Books & Essays” special issue (HCN, 9/15/14), with the Serena Supplee painting. I have her artwork on every wall in my office, the walls of which are painted pink and orange to evoke the Colorado Plateau’s red rock at sunset and sunrise. […]
Pronghorn were shot and left on the side of the road in Wyoming.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
From saltwater to drinking water?
California considers desalination as a remedy for water woes
Regulators release report on viability of nuclear waste storage at Yucca
But it doesn’t mean the Nevada site is safe — or even back on the docket.
The thing just beyond our reach
A portrait of writer Charles Bowden, told by people he’s written about and editors he’s worked with.
Depression era photos from your hometown
A new Yale project allows viewers to explore 175,000 images by county.
In campaign ads, emotion trumps fact and guns buy votes
What I learned from watching political ads on YouTube two weeks before the midterms.
Ten lessons from the American Robin
For climate activists, this feels like the last moment. The huge marches in New York and other cities around the world were a reflection, among other things, of desperation. How loud must we scream before our so-called leaders will listen? How many hundreds of thousands must fill the streets before any of those leaders act? […]
Grass-fed beef can be good 365 days a year
There is an unfortunate stigma attached to frozen meat, a widely held assumption that it’s inferior to fresh meat. This prejudice runs deep enough that fast-food chain Wendy’s promises that its burger meat is “always fresh, never frozen.” This belief, and all the retail efforts that cater to it, are misguided. If processed correctly, frozen […]
Utilities experiment on the rural Northwest
Real-time response to demand could radically shift how the grid operates.
Outside spending soars in the West’s key Senate races
Colorado and Alaska have the most expensive midterm battles in the region.
Saving a historic chalet gets the hush-hush treatment
When I set out to report on the effort to save a historic chalet in the rugged backcountry of Washington’s Olympic National Park, I thought the toughest part would be the 13-mile hike. What I found after six hours on the trail, however, was a bizarre blockade on press freedom, the likes of which I’d […]
How to pass a wilderness bill in 2014
Lessons from southwest Colorado’s Hermosa Creek.
Bear spray for hunters – a reality check
You’re a big game hunter in the wilds of Wyoming, Montana or Idaho, and a grizzly is headed right for you, just like a freight train. Do you reach for bear spray, or use your rifle? For more than a decade, state and federal agencies have said hunters should use a firearm only if bear […]
