Dear HCN, Ed Marston’s visit to the Teton Dam disaster, described in his “Truth telling” essay (HCN, 9/25/00: Truth-telling needs a home in the West), reminded me of my involvement with that dam. In 1971, Gov. Cecil Andrus appointed me as the token environmentalist to the Idaho Water Resource Board. We soon thereafter visited the […]
Scott W. Reed
Posted inNovember 23, 1998: A patchwork peace unravels
It’s in the mail
Dear HCN, Stephen Lyons’ essay on our very own Helen Chenoweth was wonderful (HCN, 9/28/98). However, he didn’t answer the question I wanted to ask Helen about God forgiving her. Did she get it in writing? Scott W. Reed Coeur d’Alene, Idaho This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline […]
Posted inMarch 20, 1995: The fight for Reclamation
Slash and burn
Many good, green guys and gals were blown away Nov. 8, and bills now in Congress would block environmental regulation through “takings” analyses that elevate property rights above the public good. But legitimate fears should not blind the environmental community to new opportunities for positive change. Voters also blew out deadwood and shook the foundations […]