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Cosmic Prospecting in Lead, South Dakota
What happens when an old mining town recruits a physics lab and pursues Big Science? Subscribers only
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Perspective Drought, Glen Canyon Dam, climate change and God
Drought, Glen Canyon Dam, climate change and God
Stopping by the dam during a days-long experimental flood, it's clear that even this massive feat of engineering can't fix the arid West.
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 18, 2013
Current The Latest: NPS creates new winter-use plan in Yellowstone
The Latest: NPS creates new winter-use plan in Yellowstone
Agreement reached in the Yellowstone snowmobile wars.
by Krista Langlois, Nov 11, 2013
Current The Latest: California is first state to ban lead ammunition to protect condors
The Latest: California is first state to ban lead ammunition to protect condors
Utah and Arizona have voluntary incentive programs.
by Sarah Jane Keller, Nov 11, 2013
Current Cutting class: Alaskan villages struggle to keep schools open
Cutting class: Alaskan villages struggle to keep schools open
In 15 years, 32 schools have closed because they have fewer than 10 students. Subscribers only
by Krista Langlois, Nov 04, 2013
Feature New Hope for the Delta
New Hope for the Delta
During the worst drought in more than a century, the Colorado River may flow to the sea once more. Subscribers only
by Matt Jenkins, Nov 04, 2013
Uncommon Westerners O pioneer: A filmmaker explores how we find home in the West
O pioneer: A filmmaker explores how we find home in the West
Los Angeles transplant Vera Brunner-Sung’s first fictional work tackles displacement, transience and belonging in Montana. Subscribers only
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Nov 02, 2013
Multimedia KDNK Radio speaks with reporter Krista Langlois
KDNK Radio speaks with reporter Krista Langlois
Alaskan villages struggle to keep schools open.
by Eric Skalac, Nov 01, 2013
Current Western GOP governors buck their party on Obamacare
Western GOP governors buck their party on Obamacare
How three Western Republicans are defying party ideology by accepting the Medicaid expansion. Subscribers only
by Sarah Jane Keller, Oct 29, 2013
The Goat Blog
Emerald ash borers arrive in the West. How far will they go?
by Krista Langlois
An important win for black-footed ferret reintroduction
by Katie Mast
Will the farm bill leave private lands conservation behind?
by Sarah Jane Keller
Why it doesn’t matter whether Colorado’s fracking bans hold up in court
by Sarah Gilman
Regulations for Native American 'artifacts' auctions may still be too lax
by Leslie Macmillan
Immigration reform is pivotal for the future of agriculture in the West
by Tay Wiles
Pisaster disaster: When starfish wasting disease strikes, there’s only one man to call
by Krista Langlois
Drought and population growth punch Colorado in face, state fights back with water planning
by Sarah Jane Keller
Could oil companies incentivize coal plants to use carbon capture tech?
by Emily Guerin
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Writers on the Range
On being away from my primal landscape
It was no secret I didn’t want to leave the West.
by Charles Finn
Health care reform: A chronic national malady
Will we ever get it right?
by Travis Kelly
We need younger hunters
Without new hunters to carry on conservation traditions, wild game and habitat will suffer. Subscribers only
by Andrew Gulliford
Putting politics before science won’t save the lobo
The fate of these iconic animals could be decided in the next year.
by DefendersofWildlife
Rants from the Hill: Towering Cell Phone Trees
The cell phone tower disguised as a tree is the new invasive exotic.
by Michael Branch
Rants from the Hill: Seashells on Desert Mountaintops
A story of the old earth and its young inhabitants.
by Michael Branch
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