The most important institutions in the West enter a critical period.
The Magazine
October 31, 1994: Water for the taking
As some irrigators get loose with the law, Oregon’s Umatilla River is being depleted.
October 17, 1994: As elections near, green hopes wilt
Environmentalists face upcoming elections with some anxiety.
October 3, 1994: Subdividing the desert: Should there be a vote?
Tucson activists fight development of the desert’s ironwood forest.
September 19, 1994: Flame and blame in the Northwest
Timber companies are eager to log the West’s still-smoldering forests.
September 5, 1994: Can planning rein in a stampede?
The uncontrolled growth of Western states makes planning essential.
August 22, 1994: Whose fault? A Utah canyon turns deadly
The deaths of two hikers in Utah raise legal and ethical questions about risk and responsibility.
August 8, 1994: Glitz and growth take a major hit in Santa Fe
Newly elected Santa Fe Mayor Debbie Jaramillo promises progressive, populist changes.
July 25, 1994: ‘Unranchers’ reach for West’s state lands
Conservationists discover state lands and bid against ranchers to lease them.
June 27, 1994: Home, home on the range … where neo-Nazis and skinheads roam
Montana Human Rights Network and attorney general’s office fight against increasing influence and influx of radical right hate groups.
June 13, 1994: A doomed species?
While experts disagree and timber industry pooh-poohs, spotted owl may lose its long fight for survival.
May 30, 1994: Can mining come clean?
Kennecott Copper wants to clean up Bingham Canyon copper mine on its own, while Environmental Protection Agency wants to make it a Superfund site.
May 16, 1994: Babbitt is trying to nationalize the BLM
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt discusses at the first-ever BLM summit plans to revolutionize the BLM.
May 2, 1994: A struggle for the last grass
Gila Watch’s Susan Schock leads fight against Diamond Bar grazing allotment.
April 18, 1994: The salmon win one
A court ruling calls for major reevaluation of Columbia and Snake river dams.
April 4, 1994: Who speaks for the Colorado Plateau?
Grand Canyon Trust uses non-confrontational style to help shape future of the Southwest’s Colorado Plateau.
March 21, 1994: On the borderline
United States, Mexico and Tohono O’odham Indians work to preserve the Sonoran Desert.
March 7, 1994: Pay as you waste, says EPA
New landfill regulations force counties to be more creative with their trash.
February 21, 1994: Draining the budget to desalt the Colorado
Yuma Desalting Plant is boondoggle of the decade.
February 7, 1994: Can she save ecosystems?
New Fish and Wildlife Service Directory Mollie Beattie wants to restore agency’s integrity and purpose.