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Jonathan Thompson

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Jonathan P. Thompson: LandDesk.org; author of River of Lost Souls, Behind the Slickrock Curtain, Sagebrush Empire; contributing ed. @highcountrynews;
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Silverton's Gold King reckoning

Silverton's Gold King reckoning

On the morning of Aug. 5, 2015, a deep pool of acidic, metal-laden water was backed up behind debris in the L…

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Lessons from boom and bust in New Mexico

Lessons from boom and bust in New Mexico

Wet snow splatters on my windshield as I drive from Durango, Colorado, toward Aztec, New Mexico, on a January…

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The rise of the Sagebrush Sheriffs

The rise of the Sagebrush Sheriffs

On the morning of May 10, 2014, San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge waited on horseback in the sagebrush of…

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Unlocking the mystery of the Four Corners Methane Hot Spot

Unlocking the mystery of the Four Corners Methane Hot Spot

A silver van rolls slowly down a narrow road on the edge of the small town of Bayfield, Colorado, a farming-t…

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Gold King Mine water was headed for the Animas, anyway

Gold King Mine water was headed for the Animas, anyway

If the media frenzy is any indication, the Upper Gold King Mine blowout of Aug. 5 has become the West's pollu…

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When our river turned orange

When our river turned orange

"The question that is crowding upon Durango thick and fast is one of water. The mill slimes from Silverton ar…

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Two-wheel revolution in Gallup

Two-wheel revolution in Gallup

GALLUP, NEW MEXICO If you doubt the power of bikes to transform a place, consider the saga of the Brickyard, …

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The power grid may determine whether we can kick our carbon habit

The power grid may determine whether we can kick our carbon habit

Minutes before 4 p.m. on a sizzling September day two years ago, right at the time when they were most needed…

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