Stephanie Paige Ogburn

Audio slide show: Peter McBride on photographing the Colorado River

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:51:42 +0000

International photographer and Colorado native Peter McBride spent the past three years making images of the Colorado River. His work has been turned into several magazine articles, a book, a museum exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and a short film. Here, he talks about what has become of the Colorado River and what he learned over the course of this project. View the slide show at HCN.org

Forestry + genetics = A blister rust solution?

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 19:25:52 +0000

A story on how the first genetic sequencing of an evergreen tree, the sugar pine, might change how the U.S. Forest Service fights white pine blister rust. Gene sequencing of evergreens opens up a range of new possibilities for better management. Published in High Country News.

The Garrison Dam, a History

admin — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:54:24 +0000

Audio slide show to accompany a High Country News story on how the Fort Berthold Indians lost their health and livelihoods when the Garrison Dam took their land. The slide show is about the Garrison Dam and how the US government conspired to flood the tribe’s farmlands. At High Country News.

Blog post: Idaho eases the way for factory farms

admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:52:18 +0000

An update on how the Idaho legislature is making it easier for very large farms, which often have pollution problems, to operate with fewer regulations and keep their pollution records private. At HCN.org.

Blog post: Organic farmers prepare to ward off genetic trespassers

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:54:34 +0000

Organic farmers have been placed on the defensive as recent USDA decisions have made it more difficult for them to keep genetic material from genetically modified crops out of their seed stocks. Read the post at HCN.org.

Feature Story: Big Beef – Cattlemen struggle against giant meatpackers and other economic squeezes

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:00:55 +0000

A feature story on Western cattle ranchers’ battles against gigantic meatpackers as they struggle get a fair price for cattle in a changing economy. It references Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and also covers over 100 years of meatpacker shenanigans and antitrust law. In High Country News.

Blog post: Superfund sludges on

admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:33:49 +0000

An update on EPA’s additions to the Superfund list, and a backgrounder on the Superfund law, the fund, and its shortcomings. At High Country News.

Big Beef: Cattlemen struggle against giant meatpackers and economic squeezes

admin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:30:47 +0000

A feature story about how large meatpackers control the marketplace for meat, and how the USDA proposes to reform the system while agribusiness fights against this reform. Read it at High Country News.

Audio slide show: Sound librarian Jeff Rice captures the noises of the West

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:35:40 +0000

An audio slideshow where Jeff Rice discusses how he collects sound and plays some of the sounds from the Western Soundscape Archive. Published in High Country News.

Blog post: USDA to farmers: Plant genetically-modified crops!

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:36:35 +0000

A look at USDA’s actions on deregulating GM alfalfa and sugar beets. In High Country News.