A dangerous game of chicken on the colorado river
Central Arizona Project, Arizona, with homes. Image credit US Bureau of Reclamation
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“Delta County has a long history of turning away stuff that ends up in Montrose County,” says Delta County Commissioner Don Suppes.
May 26, 2021 – Byron Kominek, owner of Jack’s Solar Garden, tills the soil at the farm in Longmont, Colo. Jack’s Solar Garden is a 1.2-MW, five-acre community solar farm and is the largest agrivoltaic research project in the U.S. The solar project was designed and built by Namasté Solar. (Photo by Werner Slocum / NREL)
MoreLet’s Not Squander the Miracle of Yellowstone
Photo credit Doug Smith, National Park Service
MoreStand up for Public access
Eighty-year-old Roger Hill used to go fishing on the Arkansas River in Colorado. But he sometimes had to duck baseball-size…
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Our border with Mexico teems with contradictions
What I found is the volunteers here are the unsung heroes doing the real work of humanitarian aid — and who, by the very nature of what they do, often prefer to remain silent.
MoreImagine a great river, flowing free
Some environmental groups and water honchos have sponsored a “Rewilding of Glen Canyon” contest, with the winner getting $4,000 “and…
MoreWhen will black history become a part of American History?
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MoreI’m lucky because I can take the bus
Call me crazy, but I enjoy public transportation, especially since I’ve moved West where I work at various ski town…
MoreGuess who has outsized clout on public lands?
This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying to save the last native bighorn sheep…
Image by Pete Nuij, courtesy of Unsplash
MoreOh, Utah! When will you learn?
A new video released by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox argues the big, semi-annual trade show called Outdoor Retailer should come…
Delicate Arch Utah, image credit Solo Travel Goals, via Unsplash
MoreA new predator stalks the West
The grizzly bear. The wolf. The cougar. These magnificent creatures, apex predators, how can we not admire them? People cross…
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