A look back at how range science misled land managers.
History
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West Obsessed: On finding our way in the Anthropocene
How to confront hard truths about climate change and ecocide.
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History tells us Donald Trump’s presidency is over
State governments have gone through similar crises — usually with a predictable end.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
What the last eclipse tells us about the 19th-century West
A new book by a self-proclaimed umbraphile tells the story of a West in shadow.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
Latest: Utah counties claim access to old roads
A convoluted legal battle takes a step forward.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
Latest: Duel over Owens Valley water intensifies
A county uses eminent domain to try to reclaim land taken by LA.
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Do the laws on counterfeit Native art go far enough?
Ubiquitous fakes have far-reaching impacts on Indian Country.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
One grid to rule them all
And in the darkness, bind them: The West’s bid for one big electric grid.
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Climate change could disrupt tribes’ religious practices
After years of religious persecution, tribes face changing natural world.
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Take down monuments to Native American oppression
As monuments to slavery come down in the South, others, too, deserve scrutiny.
Posted inJune 26, 2017: Personal Pilgrimage
Cartographers have been making bad maps for centuries
A new volume of maps shows the evolution of how we understand geography.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
White sharks rebound in California
The long arc of environmental regulation is rebuilding a damaged ecosystem.
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Archaeologists are the last line of defense against destruction
You never know what you’ll find with a ‘detective of the land.’
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Republican wins Montana election, despite violence
Rep. Greg Gianforte starts his tenure with assault charges.
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
‘If you don’t want us, tell us to go back’
The making of a California prison town.
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
How private prisons became a booming business
The numbers and policies behind the immigration-incarceration economy.
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
Learning to live with bears
Two books examine our evolving relationship with bears.
Posted inMay 1, 2017: Change Comes to Short Creek
Love, loss and nuclear reactors
Two new books explore the perspectives of women during the West’s nuclear boom.
Posted inMay 1, 2017: Change Comes to Short Creek
What happens when the church comes for your kids?
Former FLDS members fight for their families and homes.
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100 days: Inside the agency Trump aims to dismantle
A look back at the first 100 days of the Environmental Protection Agency.