BACKSTORYIn Alaska, federal and state officials have long clashed over the management of wolves and bears in national parks and preserves. State law requires sustaining abundant caribou and moose populations for food security, a goal that often entails killing off predators, while the federal 1916 Organic Act mandates keeping healthy populations of all wildlife species. […]
Paige Blankenbuehler
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You are on Indian Land: A provocative look at contemporary art
A multimedia exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona
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Soundtable: Who will feel the pinch as energy economies shift?
Experts discuss transitioning communities and changing climate policies in a live radio Tweet-in.
Posted inNovember 9, 2015: The Campaign Against Coal
A tour of vibrant skies of the north
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Can small communities tackle global food security?
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KGNU Radio and HCN reporter Paige Blankenbuehler talk ‘frackademia’
The University of Colorado’s business school is at the center of a controversy over oil and gas industry-funded research.
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University research controversy exposes the perils of industry influence
How close should academics let industry get to fracking research?
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What Mt. Hood’s fading summer ski season means
As year-round skiing in the Pacific Northwest diminishes, what else will be lost?
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Advanced Placement history nixes ‘racial superiority’ from Manifest Destiny
Q&A: Historian Amy Greenberg says curriculum revisions miss a major part of the story.
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Are nonprofit models an answer for small ski areas?
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Posted inAugust 31, 2015: Unlocking the Methane Mystery
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Posted inAugust 17, 2015: Little Big Bird
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The Latest: San Carlos Apache lobbies to protect lands threatened by copper mining
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Posted inAugust 3, 2015: Outflanked
New interns and old errors
Get to know Paige Blankenbuehler and Gloria Dickie. Also, a correction and a clarification.
Posted inAugust 3, 2015: Outflanked
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Review of “Colorado’s Yampa River” by John Fielder.
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Illegal flights persist despite national park drone ban
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