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Posted inOctober 21, 1977: Destined for conflict -- or destruction

Montana Power, EPA dispute blame for layoffs

by hcn

After the Environmental Protection Agency shut down construction of Montana Power Co.’s Colstrip units 3 and 4 because of lack of two permits required by federal and state laws, more than a hundred laid-off construction workers have become pawns in the battle. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.20/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inOctober 21, 1977: Destined for conflict -- or destruction

Destined for conflict — or destruction

by Bill Schneider

If America expects to preserve the grizzly bear, certain public land use policies must change. And there is no better example than the custom of allowing thousands of domestic sheep to graze the last remnants of grizzly habitat around Yellowstone National Park. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.20/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inOctober 21, 1977: Destined for conflict -- or destruction

In situ gas from coal: bane or boon?

by Dan Whipple

An experimental burn of an underground coal seam near Hanna, Wyo., is the latest in a series of tests by the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration to determine the feasibility of making burnable gas from coal while it’s still in the ground. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.20/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inOctober 7, 1977: Former foes try combining forces

Former foes try combining forces

by Marjane Ambler

In the West, environmentalists and farmers and ranchers have worked together for several years opposing some common threats, including coal mines, loss of agricultural water, the social impact of industrialization, and transmission lines. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inOctober 7, 1977: Former foes try combining forces

Water won’t stretch for Western cities’ growth

by hcn

Recent cases — in which public agencies decided that cities would not get what they demand at the expense of other resources — indicate that cities in the West are gradually being forced to accept the limits that lack of water will impose. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inSeptember 9, 1977: Firms buy out opposition

Geologists document off-road vehicle damage

by Sarah Doll

As President Jimmy Carter issued restrictions to off-road vehicle (ORV) use, building on the restriction issued in 1972 by then-President Richard Nixon, the Geological Society of America released a report detailing the impacts of ORV use, primarily in California. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.17/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inAugust 12, 1977: Northern Cheyenne tribe wins Class I air quality

John Muir: a cultural hero lost in his mythology

by Peter Wild

John Muir, the legendary preservationist who wandered the Sierra Nevada, tends to be viewed as a hero dressed in simple guise; a closer look shows him as a complex man, like the rest of us capable of gloom and hesitation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.16/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inAugust 12, 1977: Northern Cheyenne tribe wins Class I air quality

Northern Cheyenne tribe wins Class I air quality

by hcn

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the Northern Cheyenne Indian tribe’s request for Class I — the most stringent classification — air quality for its reservation, a decision that could have a major impact on nearby construction of the Colstrip power plant units 3 and 4. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.16/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

Posted inJuly 29, 1977: Tribes probe possibilities of their coal, uranium

Tribes probe possibilities of their coal, uranium

by Marjane Ambler and Hannah Hinchman

Recent headlines saying that 22 Indian tribes are meeting with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have brought national attention to the Council of Energy Resource Tribes, an organization that had virtually been ignored since its formation in 1975. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/9.15/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E

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