Jonathan Thompson, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:20:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Jonathan Thompson, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 The West’s hazardous highways https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-3/the-wests-hazardous-highways/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322877

America’s car culture kills people
and wrecks communities.

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]]> 322877 The good, the bad and the ugly of the state legislative season https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-the-state-legislative-season/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=323036

While Congress does nothing, Western state lawmakers pass a flurry of consequential and/or crazy — bills.

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]]> 323036 The state of the West’s cannabis economy https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-2/the-state-of-the-wests-cannabis-economy/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:33:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=321841

A booming industry is reviving communities and suffering growing pangs.

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]]> 321841 Is uranium poised for a renaissance? https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-is-uranium-poised-for-a-renaissance/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-is-uranium-poised-for-a-renaissance/ Large pipes frame the entrance of Tony M. Uranium Mine. Consolidated Uranium claims it is beginning the process of reopening the long-idle mine.

As prices climb, mining proposals proliferate. But it might just be hype.

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]]> 321796 12 not-so-easy steps to decarbonize the grid https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-1/12-not-so-easy-steps-to-decarbonize-the-grid/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/12-not-so-easy-steps-to-decarbonize-the-grid/

Electrifying will make a difference if that power comes from clean sources.

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]]> 321355 Is Biden waging a war on energy? Or on the climate? https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-is-biden-waging-a-war-on-energy-or-on-the-climate/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-is-biden-waging-a-war-on-energy-or-on-the-climate/ Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. The Biden Administration Banned new oil and gas leasing within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park for the next 20 years.

A year-end review of the administration’s policy on fossil fuels and public lands.

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]]> 321337 The Endangered Species Act by the numbers https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-12/endangered-species-the-endangered-species-act-by-the-numbers/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/endangered-species-the-endangered-species-act-by-the-numbers/

Half a century of wins and losses.

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]]> 321609 Pondering public lands and the energy transition conundrum https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-pondering-public-lands-and-the-energy-transition-conundrum/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-pondering-public-lands-and-the-energy-transition-conundrum/ A solar panel covered parking lot on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe, Arizona.

Fighting the climate crisis will require difficult choices.

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]]> 321587 Outrage, disinformation and threats rise up in Wyoming around a BLM land plan https://www.hcn.org/articles/landline-outrage-disinformation-and-threats-rise-up-in-wyoming-around-a-blm-land-plan/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/landline-outrage-disinformation-and-threats-rise-up-in-wyoming-around-a-blm-land-plan/ Geologic formation in the Red Desert, Wyoming.

Is there a new Sagebrush Rebellion flaring in the Cowboy State?

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]]> 197637 New legislation is creating a clean-energy project pulse https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-10/energy-industry-how-new-legislation-is-creating-a-clean-energy-project-pulse/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/energy-industry-how-new-legislation-is-creating-a-clean-energy-project-pulse/

Will the manufacturing renaissance finally displace fossil fuels?

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