Kirk Siegler
Stories
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National
Tribes celebrate historic deal with White House that could save Pacific Northwest salmon
The White House has reached what it says is an historic agreement over the restoration of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, a deal that could end for now a decades long legal battle with tribes.
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Wolves are returning to Colorado. But is it too crowded for them to thrive?
Colorado's booming urban population flipped the state from red to blue, allowing a referendum on reintroducing wolves to pass. But that growing population now may be too big for them to thrive.
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Environment
Oil companies challenge Biden's proposal to scale back drilling in western states
The Biden administration is proposing sweeping reforms to where new drilling can occur on federal land. Oil companies say they're draconian and will do little to address climate change.
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Environment
Fossil fuel rules catch Western towns between old economies and new green goals
The Biden administration is trying to dramatically change how and where oil and gas drilling occurs on federal land, which is getting mixed reviews in longtime drilling boom-towns.
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National
Green groups sue, say farmers are drying up Great Salt Lake
Environmental groups have filed suit against the state of Utah arguing leaders aren't doing enough to prevent the state's namesake Great Salt Lake from drying up.
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National
Record heat boosting wildfire risk in Pacific Northwest
Record high temperatures, strong winds and thunderstorms are prompting warnings for high wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest.
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National
Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million. But will the hospital ever see the money?
A jury as ordered Ammon Bundy and an associate to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital after armed protests last year led to a security lockdown.
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National
Tribes object. But a federal ruling approves construction of the largest lithium mine
A federal appeals court on Monday denied a last-ditch effort by tribes to block construction of what's likely to be the largest lithium mine in North America on federal land in Nevada.
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National
Western tribes' last ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada
Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court.
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National
Appeals court to hear challenges to lithium mine from environmentalists, tribes
West Coast Native American tribes will make a last-ditch effort in federal court Tuesday to block what would be the nation's largest lithium mine.