A new study presents a choice: Allow the big cats to vanish in 50 years — or build modest wildlife corridors.
Transportation
Posted inApril 29, 2019: A History of Violence
As oil trains roll into Portland, city residents keep watch
Without state oversight, activists step up to monitor the traffic in their own backyards.
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Why bulldoze one of the wildest places on Earth?
The Trump administration wants a road built through an Alaska wildlife refuge for medical needs – but commerce may be the real reason.
Posted inFebruary 4, 2019: Nizhoni Girls
It’s time to start eating roadkill
Salvaging meat in Alaska is commonplace. Can it catch on in the Lower 48?
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Truckers take on human trafficking
‘Our idea was to turn a passive audience into a disruptive force.’
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Mountain bikes shouldn’t be banned from wild landscapes
Conservationists, cyclists and other wilderness visitors all value public lands.
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In Southern California, the car still reigns
The anxieties of trying to lower emissions in Los Angeles’ sprawl.
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Colorado follows California’s lead for cleaner cars
Fourteen states have now bucked the EPA to adopt stricter emissions standards.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
Extreme mountain biker group fights for wilderness access
A new law could change the nature of wilderness travel.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
The nowhereness of airports
The way air travel has devolved says something awful about humans.
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Don’t give up on riding the rails
A writer muses on a recent loss of confidence in the West’s rail system.
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When a town wants to grow — but not too quickly
Three Forks has weathered much. Facing new pressures, can it stay in control?
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Scandals pile up for Interior secretary
Ryan Zinke faces a range of accusations, and some investigations are underway.
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Denver neighborhoods sue over highway expansion
Residents say the $1.2 billion project would increase pollution and health problems.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
The Pacific Crest Trail’s shadow hikers
At the border, migrants and long-distance trekkers hike side by side but worlds apart.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
The making of a motorhead
Ex-skiers, ex-climbers, ex-hikers take on long-distance travel with motorbikes.
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Enviros and BLM reach major public lands settlement in Utah
Thousands of miles of off-highway routes will get new travel management plans.
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Last ride for the West’s iconic trains?
Trump’s budget would make it harder for Westerners to ride the rail.
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100 days: President Trump’s impact on the environment
Six decisions likely to have effects for decades.
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The rural programs threatened by Trump’s budget
The rural West may have helped elect Trump, but his vision leaves them behind.