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The focus of Colorado River controversy is a federal plan to meet increased electrical power needs by expanding generation at Glen Canyon Dam, just upstream of Grand Canyon National Park. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.15/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Trying to lure economic growth to Colorado’s Western Slope, Club 20 has promised everyone from winemakers to oil shale developers that they can have room to grow with minimal governmental interference. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.15/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

When the Anaconda Copper Co. closed its Anaconda, Mont., smelter in October, the community appealed to the state for help in keeping the town alive. But the state’s response has been disappointing. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.14/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Thousands of plans to create new hydroelectric, solar, geothermal or industry-cogenerated power under the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act are being fought by electric utilities. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.14/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

A natural gas boom around Evanston, Wyoming, has brought a rise in violent crime, traffic and disintegration of rural culture, but funds set aside to mitigate the impacts haven’t been properly applied. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.13/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

A legal battle on Montana’s Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation illustrates the quandary many tribal governments have as they face energy development decisions. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.13/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

A proposal to retrofit a high-mountain dam near Aspen, Colorado is one of dozens of potential hydropower projects in the Rocky Mountain Region. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.12/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

The U.S. Department of Energy makes so many secret shipments of nuclear weapons components each year that there are a likely a dozen or more convoys on the road on some days. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

A farm near Boulder, Colorado illustrates the challenges of passing family farms on to future generations, and of the hurdles to young farmers in general. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Montana’s highly unique paddlefish, a relic from the days of dinosaurs, now faces twentieth century problems, including that a large commercial market has developed for its eggs, which are valuable for caviar. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

A renewed proposal to dam Colorado’s Yampa River pits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the Department of Interior. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Sabotage of an oil and gas exploration rig outside Jackson, Wyoming, raises questions that divide the environmental community. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.9/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Rural monies are being drained out to urban industries by a banking system that is becoming more concentrated and less locally-owned as commercial banks abandon their agricultural customers in favor of new, more profitable lending enterprises. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.9/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E