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Charles Wilkinson’s posthumous book examines the complexities
of the landmark tribal sovereignty case.
It’s a Saturday midnight in late September, and David Bertelsen drives his battered car to the northern edge of Tucson, where the newest pseudo-adobes push hard against the Santa Catalina Mountains. He parks off the road, then begins walking up Finger Rock Canyon toward the summit of Mount Kimball. While many hikers try to avoid […]
To help coal survive as the nation’s number one source of electricity, the federal government subsidizes a wide range of clean-coal research programs. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/24.12/download-entire-issue
The taxpayers of Utah have decided to enter one of the most demanding and expensive international competitions — the contest to host the winter Olympic Games. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/22.3/download-entire-issue
Critics charge that planners created a giant hole in the protection of the forest: Almost all its non-wilderness lands will be open to potential oil and gas development. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/21.24/download-entire-issue