Mountains in wilderness don’t need hardware
An environmental group wants to bend the 1964 Wilderness Act to allow climbers to hammer fixed anchors into mountains. But critics say turning mountains into climbing walls is a terrible idea.
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When things go wrong, more people expect volunteer search and rescue teams to help.
Boondoggle on the Colorado River
The recent agreement between California, Arizona and Nevada and the Bureau of Reclamation is not a “save,” but a stopgap, says writer Gary Wockner.
A teenager who was killed should still be with us
After a killing in rural Oregon of an unarmed Black 19-year-old, the 50-year-old white shooter was tried and convicted of manslaughter — a verdict Black protesters found painful and all too familiar.
Farmington, a town in need of a jolt
Once so polluted no one could see the mountains 100 miles away, Farmington’s air is now clear – but fossil fuels may power its future.
Guns have changed everything, especially childhood
Mass murders have become all too common in a country where gun ownership is pervasive and politically fraught. One result is that now, school is no longer a safe place.
Old bones can be a small town’s movie stars
Writer Adam Larson finds that when small towns in Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota showcase locally found dinosaur and mammoth bones, everyone wins: tourists, locals and museums.
Killing fish to save frogs
While two national parks plan to kill exotic trout to save endangered native frogs, some anglers and environmentalists say they never want any species poisoned.
Land exchanges serve the wealthy
Land trades are supposed to serve the public interest, but all too often in Colorado, this tool has been usurped by the wealthy, argues writer Erica Rosenberg.
Some people just like to get things done
Writer John Clayton says service organizations, which have been around for more than a century, could help bridge political divides.
