High Country News - The GOAT Blog https://www.hcn.org/rss/goat High Country News has a new website! https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/high-country-news-has-a-new-website How and why we’ve changed it. No publisher Tay Wiles 2014-08-22T11:05:00Z HCNNewsArticle How much money is a healthy ecosystem worth? https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/the-dollar-sign-in-nature No publisher Wyatt Orme Water Blog Post 2014-08-21T11:05:00Z HCNNewsArticle Alaska’s Senate race and the fate of the West’s public lands https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/alaskas-senate-race-and-the-fate-of-the-wests-public-lands Republicans look to Alaska in their bid to overtake the U.S. Senate. No publisher Krista Langlois Politics Election2014 Alaska Public Lands 2014-08-20T18:15:00Z HCNNewsArticle Closure of federal sheep facility would be a victory for grizzlies https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/closure-of-federal-sheep-facility-would-be-a-victory-for-grizzlies No publisher Sarah Gilman Wildlife Bears Montana Agriculture Idaho Bureau of Land Management U.S. Forest Service National Park Service Washington Oregon Politics 2014-08-20T11:05:00Z HCNNewsArticle Summer rains in a drought-plagued state https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/weather-report-2014-monsoons How much does a monsoon season relieve drought? No publisher Cally Carswell Water Southwest New Mexico Drought Deserts 2014-08-19T11:10:00Z HCNNewsArticle Poll shows strong Latino support for conservation https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/poll-shows-strong-latino-support-for-conservation No publisher Sarah Tory Politics Blog Post 2014-08-18T11:00:00Z HCNNewsArticle Western state highways among the most dangerous in the nation https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/highways-of-hazard-western-states-among-the-most-dangerous-for-pedestrians-motorists New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada especially hazardous for pedestrians. No publisher Jonathan Thompson Growth & Sustainability Transportation 2014-08-14T20:25:00Z HCNNewsArticle Fish and Wildlife declines to list wolverines as endangered https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/not-enough-evidence-of-climate-harm-to-list-wolverines-says-fish-and-wildlife No publisher Sarah Jane Keller Wildlife Endangered Species 2014-08-14T16:15:00Z HCNNewsArticle Recreational deaths soar this summer https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/recreation-related-death-toll-climbs-this-summer Grand Canyon and Colorado rivers have record year for deaths. No publisher Jonathan Thompson Recreation Arizona Utah Colorado National Park Service Blog Post 2014-08-12T11:00:00Z HCNNewsArticle Is Canada's massive mine waste spill a sign of things to come? https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/mount-polley-mine-waste-spill-stokes-fears-that-new-strip-mines-in-canada-and-alaska-will-be-disastrous-for-salmon No publisher Sarah Gilman Energy & Industry Utah New Mexico Coal Canada Water Wildlife Fish Rivers & Lakes Alaska U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2014-08-11T10:10:00Z HCNNewsArticle Critics see GOP wildfire bill as attack on environmental protections https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/can-loosening-environmental-laws-tame-the-wests-flammable-forests No publisher Sarah Tory Politics Wildfire Washington Oregon U.S. Forest Service Blog Post 2014-08-08T11:00:00Z HCNNewsArticle What diabetic grizzlies can tell us about human obesity https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/taste-of-the-grizzlys-own-medicine No publisher Wyatt Orme Wildlife Bears New Research Washington Public health 2014-08-07T10:05:00Z HCNNewsArticle Glacier tourists to get a dose of climate education in Alaska https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/alaskan-cruise-ship-passengers-to-get-a-dose-of-climate-change-education What a melting glacier can teach cruise ship passengers. No publisher Krista Langlois Climate Change Water Alaska Travel 2014-08-06T10:05:00Z HCNNewsArticle Imminent tar sands mine incites civil disobedience in Utah https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/opposing-utahs-first-tar-sands-mine-is-tricky-business No publisher Cally Carswell Energy & Industry Mining Oil Utah Southwest Pollution Blog Post 2014-08-05T11:00:00Z HCNNewsArticle To protect hydropower, utilities will pay Colorado River water users to conserve https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/doi-and-utilities-partner-to-stave-off-colorado-river-power-woes No publisher Nelson Harvey Water Rivers & Lakes Hydropower Colorado River Drought Energy & Industry Southwest Blog Post 2014-08-04T17:55:00Z HCNNewsArticle