A dogged reporter covers our roiling world
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Usually seen with a camera slung around his neck, Allen Best edits a one-man online journalism shop he calls Big…
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MoreFarmington, a city in need of a jolt
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The good news these days about Farmington, New Mexico, is that the air looks clear. That’s a huge change. For…
Blue skies over the closed San Juan Generating Station, Mike Eisenfeld photo
MoreThe “energy gap” nobody wants to tussle with
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Many Western states have declared they will achieve all-renewable electrical goals in just two decades. Call me naïve, but haven’t…
Clouds over a windmill farm near Oakley, Kansas
MoreComing soon, the Apocalypse, maybe
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Just about every video game, young adult novel and buzz-worthy streaming series agree that we need to prepare for a…
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MoreWant to farm? Get a cash register
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In 1991, when Lee Bradley started farming near Paonia in the North Fork Valley of Colorado, he was hired to…
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MoreWyoming may be too much like America used to be
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May 31 By Bruce Palmer If you’re hankering for a true Western vacation, come to the Cowboy State, where we…
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MoreOne State Still Craves Coal
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“It seems a shame that the state isn’t onboard with its Western neighbors to help decarbonize the grid.”
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MoreWyoming Needs to Bite the Bullet
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“Sundance, Wyoming, is considering axing its entire police force because they can’t pay for it.”
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MoreIT’S TIME FOR WYOMING TO FACE THE TRUTH
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What some in Wyoming might consider discrimination, others might cite fighting for their lives in the face of sea-level rise and deadly wildfires.
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MoreA DEPRESSED TOWN FIGHTS BACK
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This is a place that knows the pain of an industry cutting back.
Photograph by Jeffrey Beall, Flickr
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