A 37-year crusade ends in new protections
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Reading Murkowski’s tea leaves
As chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the senator from Alaska holds much sway over Western issues
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Young leaders changing the West
From politicians to climate scientists, meet 10 people under 30 who are shaping the region’s future.
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Wyoming grazing dispute threatens bighorn sheep
Rancher’s domestic sheep may pass fatal disease to a major bighorn herd.
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2015 green regulations kick in
Better fracking reporting, roomier chicken cages, food waste charges and more
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Snowshoe hares caught wearing the wrong color
I knew we were in trouble when I saw the third snowshoe hare. It was almost noon on the first day of elk season back in early November. I had a knife, hunting rifle and adequate ammunition. Yet what I realized made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I felt immediately […]
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The Forest Service bets on second-growth logging in Alaska
But can timber still keep island communities in the Tongass afloat?
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Four reasons why Keystone is a goner
Climate change? Treaty rights? Sure, but the real killer is The Market.
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The state of the ‘radical center’
Courtney White talks about innovative ranching and his new book.
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Salmon ground is holy ground
As bishop of the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, my territory is home to the Columbia River, one of the great rivers of our continent. Whenever I have time and the Spirit allows, I travel throughout this region learning about its history and cultures, and studying its blessings and gifts. In Christian […]
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As water demand slows, utilities seek new solutions
Will new pricing models be the answer to both revenue problems and water waste?
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Rants from the Hill: An Assay on Old Lang Syne Peak
Taking a right gude willie waught for the turning year.
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New cloud seeding study from Wyoming
Research renews the debate about whether scientists can really make more rain.
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Your best Heard Around the West photos
Editor picks of readers’ weirdest, most amazing images from the past five years.
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New law protects Alaska Native women
The ability to prosecute domestic violence may be the first step toward creating Indian Country in Alaska.
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Regulators dampen hopes for tribal solar project
The Moapa Solar Energy Center would have provided 175 megawatts to Nevada’s largest utility.
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Montana mycologist fights fungus with fungus
To save whitebark pines, apply slippery jack.
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The oil boom hasn’t busted, but it’s straining at the seams
Oil patch communities and states are starting to feel the impacts of sliding prices.
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Remembering an environmental science pioneer
Theo Colborn uncovered effects of chemicals, like those used in fracking, on the human body.
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When Christmas was all about hard times and a little frolicking
As near as I can tell from historical accounts, in order to celebrate a traditional Christmas in the West a couple of hundred years ago, you needed to get so riotous and tipsy that you could forget that you were starving. Rather than decorate any evergreen trees, you’d happily burn them as firewood. In 1800, […]