The bill upon which many hopes rested for preventing the giant Kaiparowits power plant has been seriously weakened by the Senate Public Works Committee, according to the National Clean Air Coalition. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.5/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
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Posted inFebruary 27, 1976: Salesmen with sun power woo West
Salesmen with sun power woo West
The solar energy industry is a booming business, containing all of the perils of rapid growth — fast-buck men, scant history, few standards and regulations, and consumer confusion. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.5/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 13, 1976: BLM farm plans hold promise, problems
BLM farm plans hold promise, problems
Lack of clear goals for Idaho agriculture becomes more evident as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management wrestles with plans to convert thousands of acres of desert lands managed by that agency into individual private farms sanctioned by the Desert Land Act and the Carey Act. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 13, 1976: BLM farm plans hold promise, problems
Mike Frome nails resource scandals
Conservation writer Michael Frome is well-qualified to comment on the risks of speaking out — he’s spent much of his career nailing down natural resource scandals and naming the people responsible, and has lost two jobs for his candor. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 13, 1976: BLM farm plans hold promise, problems
Sulfur dioxide control battle rages
Despite an agreement between Pacific Power and Light Co. and the state of Wyoming, a battle still rages over sulfur dioxide control equipment at the Jim Bridger coal-fired power plant and other polluting facilities. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 30, 1976: Donkey dilemma damages public land
John McComb: a natural for the job
People envy John McComb, Southwest Representative of the Sierra Club, because they think he gets paid to hike through the deserts and mountains surrounding Tuscon, Arizona. But he works 70-80 hours per week, believing that dedication and patience are two essential qualities for his profession. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 30, 1976: Donkey dilemma damages public land
Coal moves east because of automatic fuel clause
Although coal strip-mined from the Northern Plains is more expensive for Eastern utilities to use, there are several reasons — including recent changes in utility regulations — why these utilities don’t buy local. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 30, 1976: Donkey dilemma damages public land
Donkey dilemma damages public land
Damage to sensitive desert ecosystems is causing some to take a hard look at the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971, which was the first time Congress gave full protection to a non-native species animal. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 16, 1976: Court lifts Powder River injunction
Court lifts Powder River injunction
The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted an injunction barring four coal companies and a railroad from proceeding with coal development in Wyoming’s eastern Powder River Basin, opening the way to full-scale development of the region’s coal. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.2/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 16, 1976: Court lifts Powder River injunction
Mineral withdrawals: death of 1,000 cuts?
A wave of controversial mining proposals has led to a call for putting certain public lands off-limits to mining, but the mining industry is concerned that too much land is being considered for these restrictions. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.2/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 16, 1976: Court lifts Powder River injunction
Planning progresses unevenly in West
A summary of trends in the Western states’ land-use regulations, including court actions, energy citing rules, and tax incentives. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.2/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 2, 1976: Toilets: a revolution from the bottom up
Dialog opens for protecting common ‘water hole’
Indians, environmentalists, and agriculturalists sat down together at a meeting called by the Northern Rockies Action Group in Billings, Montana to discuss their concerns about energy development in the Northern Plains region. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 2, 1976: Toilets: a revolution from the bottom up
Toilets: a revolution from the bottom up
A look at alternative toilets — such as composting toilets that eliminate water consumption — and a brief explanation of how they work and their chief advantages and disadvantages. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 19, 1975: NEPA at stake?
NEPA at stake?
After losing a lawsuit involving grazing allotments, the Bureau of Land Management has expressed concern that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — considered to be the country’s most important environmental law — is making the agency vulnerable to lawsuits that drain time and resources, raising questions about that law’s future. Download entire issue to […]
Posted inDecember 5, 1975: People want power over transmission
Citizens help write Idaho energy policy
Through a series of “energy workshops” hosted by the Idaho Conservation League, the citizens of Idaho are helping to write an energy policy for their state. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 5, 1975: People want power over transmission
Grand Canyon hike changed his life
Ten years after Juel Rodack and his wife took an awe-inspiring hike into the Grand Canyon, only to emerge and learn of plans for the Marble and Bridge Canyon Dams, the group they formed in response, Arizonans for Water Without Waste, is one of the most influential environmental groups in the Southwest. Download entire issue […]
Posted inDecember 5, 1975: People want power over transmission
People want power over transmission
More and more rural residents are starting to resent transmission lines as the lines proliferate across the open spaces of the West, marring the scenery, hindering farm operations, and producing ozone, which may be harmful to crops. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 21, 1975: Phosphate-hungry world after Idaho
Phosphate-hungry world after Idaho
A rush for phosphate in Idaho could mean 22,000 new residents, a substantial loss of wildlife habitat, increased air pollution, and an uncertain future for two resident endangered species. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 21, 1975: Phosphate-hungry world after Idaho
Powder River council rides herd on coal
The Powder River Basin Resource Council, which began in 1973 when 50 ranchers and farmers convened to talk about defending agriculture against coal development, now claims to be the largest and most active conservation group in Wyoming. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 21, 1975: Phosphate-hungry world after Idaho
Vehicle rules anger riders, walkers
On public land such as Utah’s Wasatch National Forest, the need to comply with a 1972 executive order — which requires that all federal agencies must develop specific regulations for off-road vehicle (ORV) use — is sparking conflict between motorized and non-motorized public lands users. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E