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What are a bunch of hipsters doing in Green River, Utah?
View an audio slideshow about life in Green River
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What scientists are learning from wildfire in New Mexico
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Economics, not environmental regs, are battering coal power
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Fire Wall: Escaping Four Mile Canyon
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Costly new geothermal technology could edge out fossil fuels
A new form of geothermal energy has the potential to revolutionize U.S. power production, if costs come down.
by Nate Seltenrich, Nov 12, 2012 -
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Come on home to Green River
A snapshot of life in Green River for young, artistic do-gooders from elsewhere.
by Emily Guerin and Andrew Cullen, Nov 12, 2012 -
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Is there a way through the West's bitter wild horse wars?
Activists push compromise as the controversial federal mustang management program reaches a breaking point, with more horses in captivity than roam the range.
by Dave Philipps, Nov 12, 2012 -
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Altered amphibians
Images of frogs deformed by a parasitic flatworm that flourishes in altered environments.
by Brendon Bosworth, Nov 12, 2012 -
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Voters shape energy policy by choosing utility regulators
Races for seats on state commissions that oversee utilities are among the most important elections you’ve never heard of. They could decide the future of renewable energy in Montana and Arizona this year.
by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2012 -
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Races where the environment matters. Sort of.
Though environmental issues won't be decisive at the ballot box, candidates' green records could still matter -- if environmental super PACs have their way.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 31, 2012 -
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Redistricting pains in California and other states
Many congressional races are up for grabs in California, thanks to a depoliticized redistricting process and less partisan primary system.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 29, 2012
From the Blogs
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Computerized canyon
Grand Canyon soon to be in digital format
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Much ado about mutton
Low prices cripple the sheep industry
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National Park air fresheners
Hipster beards and hallucinating pot growers
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The water project that wouldn't die
The Animas-La Plata project in southwestern Colorado nears completion, 70 years after it started
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A pro-tax revolt?
The future of the West's strictest anti-tax laws hangs in the balance
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From coal mine to clean energy
Skiing company gets clean energy from new coalbed methane power plant
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The Nevada surprise
The Democrats' formidable ground game delivered Obama to the White House and a surprise seat in Congress
by Judith Lewis Mernit
Writers on the Range
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Planting the millionth tree
Remembering friends who are serious tree planters
by Robert Leo Heilman
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Remembering George McGovern as the elections pass
A diverse, environmentally sound America is here.
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We've been picking up what you throw away
Pick Up America has crossed the nation and collected roadside debris weighing close to 200,000 pounds.
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Shoot it yourself
A primer on hunting for food, not for sport.
by Ari LeVaux
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A trip back in time
Rural Mexico is a remnant of a simpler time, despite the violence in the country.
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Nevada, face down and flailing
Nevada is so broke that ideology has to bend: Taxes have become inevitable.
by Judith Lewis Mernit