Locals balk at EPA’s plan to declare Triumph, Idaho, a Superfund site due to mining waste.


Tree-spikers nailed

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Ailing Ecosystems

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Ailing Ecosystems.

Capital of the Third World

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Capital of the Third World.

Future Forests in Wyoming

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Future Forests in Wyoming.

Gould group gears up

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Environmental Racism Conference

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Reprieve in Montana

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Reprieve in Montana.

Restarting the Hart

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Restarting the Hart.

What a doll

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Ruinous roads

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Ruinous roads.

Unsettling the West

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Unsettling the West.

Pulling out of CAP

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Pulling out of CAP.

Baptism of fire

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Baptism of fire.

EPA cites Montana mine

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline EPA cites Montana mine.

What’s in a name?

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline What’s in a name?.

Campbell blocks Redskins

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Campbell blocks Redskins.

Wolf killed in Montana

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wolf killed in Montana.

Rancher acquitted in Montana

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Rancher acquitted in Montana.

State of Idaho wants to lead the cleanup drive at Triumph

State struggles to find money to pay for the tailings cleanup at Triumph, Idaho. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline State of Idaho wants to lead the cleanup drive at Triumph.

Rural Colorado county says it is being dumped on

An advocacy group charges that a Waste Management landfill is contaminating their water supply. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Rural Colorado county says it is being dumped on.

Oregon legislative session is a wash

Several land-use bills cause division and compromise among wise-use and environmental groups in Oregon’s state legislature. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Oregon legislative session is a wash.

It’s time to clearcut the Forest Service

The Forest Service is beyond redemption, and should be abolished. It would not be a huge loss. There is little institutional or human memory in the agency, given the frequency with which employees are transferred, given how the agency has isolated itself from the ground and from communities, and given its contempt for science.  To read this…

Killer bees

Anything that attacks a poodle or a lawnmower can’t be all bad

Two Utah counties flee water project

Two Utah counties, frustrated with the cost of the Central Utah Project, decide to pull out. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Two Utah counties flee water project.

Testing for toxics

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare report on arsenic and lead levels in blood samples of Triumph residents suggests no need for concern. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Testing for toxics.

Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get Out

Locals balk at EPA’s plan to declare Triumph, Idaho, a Superfund site due to mining waste. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Triumph, Idaho, to EPA: Get Out.

Forest Service proposals rile Arizonans

The Forest Service’s plans to build a campground and trade land with developers galvanize resistance residents of Sedona and Prescott, Ariz. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Forest Service proposals rile Arizonans.

Snarls dominate lightly attended wolf hearings

Protesters at hearings throughout Wyoming demonstrate against wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Snarls dominate lightly attended wolf hearings.

On this forest, multiple use is logging, and logging

An advocacy group’s efforts to protect the Black Hill’s ecosystem from too much logging is hindered by a lack of scientific data. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline On this forest, multiple use is logging, and logging.

Triumph: A great place to grow kids and fish

Profile of Triumph, an Idaho town that could be declared a Superfund site by the EPA. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Triumph: A great place to grow kids and fish.