The first in a multi-article series on what oil shale is an what it portends for the West, exploring the methods of recovery, the extent and location of the resource, the role of the federal government, and more.


A look at the spill

The same day that Verne Huser was appointed executive director of the Utah Environmental Center, a 16-inch oil pipeline ruptured, spilling oil into the San Juan River. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/4.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Oil shale development: A Colorado perspective

The first in a multi-article series on what oil shale is an what it portends for the West, exploring the methods of recovery, the extent and location of the resource, the role of the federal government, and more. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/4.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

The wild Missouri — a decision

For more than a year, a team of federal and state officials has studied whether to include a section of Montana’s Missouri River in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and now opens the issue to public comment. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/4.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E