AltWeeklies Wire
Cry Me a Rivernew
The battle for water in the West is not just about who owns it. It's also about how to keep it clean.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-27-2010 |
Environment
Freshwater Fisticuffs: Warring For Water Rightsnew
Now that logging has slowed to a trickle, will there be water barons crawling out of the woodwork to exploit what might be Oregon’s most valuable resource in an era of climate change?
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-09-2010 |
Environment
Boston's Rat Population Explodes Amongst Economic Collapsenew
With more and more foreclosed and abandoned properties making it harder for planners and exterminators to combat pestilence, anecdotal and empirical evidence suggests that Boston's rodent problem is only getting worse.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
11-16-2009 |
Animal Issues
Headlights Combines Electronica, Chamber-Folk and Drone-Popnew
Wildlife feels spacious, with an emphasis on concise melodies and building momentum.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-11-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Headlights, Wildlife
A Peek Inside Boston's So-Called Monkey Collegenew
At Helping Hands, a one-of-a-kind nonprofit school celebrating its 30th anniversary, monkeys train for two to four years before being matched with people nationwide who've experienced spinal-cord injuries or suffer from muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-22-2009 |
Culture
Ken Burns Worships America's Spiritual Resource in His Latest Docnew
His PBS 12-hour epic The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a selective chronicle of the evolution of the National Parks system and the changing roles protected lands have played in American culture since Congress validated Yosemite in 1864.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-24-2009 |
TV
The Lost Cats of Poverty Gulchnew
Felines and their owners struggle to survive along Seattle's wildest corridor.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
10-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Only Time Will Tell the Impact of Gustav on Louisiana's Fisheriesnew
Hurricane Gustav smothered our beloved oysters and killed off thousands of fish, but the real impact on Louisiana's lakes, rivers and bayous is just beginning.
Tags: animal issues, Louisiana, water, oysters, fish, Wildlife, Hurricane Gustav, commercial fishing
How Far Will Montana Go for Healthy Cows?new
The state's livestock industry wants to eradicate brucellosis from Yellowstone, but more than the bison stand in the way.
Missoula Independent |
Patrick Klemz |
09-08-2008 |
Animal Issues
War of the Energy Worldsnew
A coalition of Nevadans say wind and geothermal power could achieve the same goals as a coal-burning plant proposed for the Nevada desert without environmental devastation.
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
07-26-2005 |
Environment
Tags: Sierra Club, San Diego, acid-rain-causing nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SOx), cartographer, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Public Resource Associates, Sempra Energy compressed coal-burning plant, Smoke Creek Desert, supply power to California. David Rumsey, the Gerlach General Improvement District and the Pyramid Lake Tribe, toxic emissions, Washoe County, Western Resource Advocates, Wildlife
Biologist and Environmentalists Clash Over a Mouse's Statusnew
Rob Ramey found that the Preble's jumping mouse, classified as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1998, is no different from a lot of other mice running around. Environmentalists worry about the consequences if his finding prevails.
Westword |
David Holthouse |
01-26-2005 |
Environment
Rocky Mountain National Park Gets Loved to Deathnew
Besieged by 3 million visitors a year and another 3 million polluting neighbors at its doorstep, Colorado's premier national park is a vanishing wilderness.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
09-29-2004 |
Environment
Tags: Colorado, environment, National Park Service, Wildlife, Colorado River, Bear Lake Road, climbing guide, Coalition of Concerned National Park Service Retirees, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado's Fourteeners, elk herd, Enos Mills, Estes Park, Fort Collins or Boulder, George Wallace, Gerry Roach, Mark Magnuson, National Parks Conservation Association, natural resources, naturalist, nitrogen emissions, park biologist Karl Cordova, retirees, Rocky Mountains, RVs, U.S. Geological Survey ecologist Jill Baron
Fear of an Indian Toeholdnew
In western Montana, at the 96-year-old National Bison Range, negotiations for a management handover to local tribes will set precedent for public lands all across America.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
09-16-2004 |
Animal Issues
