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Muddy waters of the Salish Sea

Fri, Mar 27, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A new name for the Northwest waters could be a setback for those charged with cleaning up Puget Sound. On the other hand, maybe a fresh start is what's needed.

The Bush court sets back environmental litigation

Mon, Mar 9, 6 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

While Obama is undoing some Bush rules on endangered species, the Supreme Court renders a verdict that could be a serious blow to future environmental lawsuits.

A desert town's dusty soul

Fri, Feb 27, 6 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A feisty newspaper that carried on the Edward Abbey tradition in Moab, Utah, is closing. It's a sign, along with too much good coffee, of change in the West.

Saving the old New Deal

Mon, Feb 9, 12:30 p.m.

By Knute Berger

The historic legacy of the original New Deal is endangered while we debate the the benefits of a new New Deal.

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Can you get a merit badge in clear-cutting?

Tue, Feb 3, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A Hearst investigative series reveals the Boy Scouts to be chainsaw-wielding maniacs, confirming the author's long suspicion that scouting is a fraud.

Obama acts fast to rescind Bush's midnight rules in the West

Fri, Jan 23, 6 a.m.

By David Frey

A quick freeze puts a hold on such last-minute regulations as removing the grey wolf from the endangered list, lifting ban on guns in national parks, and expanding oil shale programs.

Why the national park gun rule should stand

Fri, Jan 9, 6 a.m.

By Bill Schneider

The rule doesn't change much, says this commentator, mostly just making the status quo the legal status quo. So let it be.

A gift guide for the greens on your list

Fri, Dec 19, 6 a.m.

By Christian Martin

Here's a set of gift book suggestions culled from the year's worth of new titles on nature and the environment.

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Pacific Science Center's architecture might change

Wed, Dec 17, 6 a.m.

By Benjamin Lukoff

Dramatically lit at night, the Science Center is an icon in the Seattle skyline. A national group is sounding alarms about potential alterations of the campus, though the arches seem sacrosanct.

Reframing Northwest environmental issues

Mon, Dec 15, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Lacking top figures in the Obama administration from the region, area environmentalists are linking forest and salmon issues to a cause Obama understands better: climate change.

How Wall Street is destroying the timber way of life

Fri, Dec 12, 6 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

The pressure for real estate and the short-term perspective of fancy Wall Street financial instruments have changed the old line companies utterly.

Lending for ultra-luxury Western resorts: dumb, dumb, dumb

Wed, Dec 10, 6 a.m.

By Jonathan Weber

As resorts for the wealthy such as Yellowstone Club, Tamarack, and Promontory tumble into insolvency, you have to wonder what the lenders such as Credit Suisse and Lehman Bros. were thinking. Here's another tale of toxic assets, poor diligence, and no backup plans.

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