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Experts: Slash Colorado River consumption ASAP to avoid crisis
Wacky Weather Watch: Tornadoes in Utah; no fruit in Capitol Reef
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Trump moves to nix Public Lands rule; Alfalfa exports data dump
Also re-upping and freeing-up a piece on political violence and rhetoric
Sep 12 • 
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Where are the anti-tyranny, federal overreach folks when you need them?
🤯 Annals of Inanity 🤡
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Public land sell-off amendment is a test
May 9 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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BREAKING: Mike MAGA Lee changes public land sell off bill
Jun 24 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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On DOGE and Keystone XL and lost jobs
Feb 28 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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The West's Sacred Cow
Jan 31 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE
Aug 8 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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Trump 2.0: What to expect regarding public lands and the environment
Nov 8, 2024 • Jonathan P. Thompson
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Republicans are still waging war on public lands
🌵 Public Lands 🌲
Sep 5 • 
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Summer's over; and it was a dry one
Drought covers about 82% of the Western U.S.
Sep 2 • 
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Labor Day longread: The Silverton strike of 1939
The rise and fall of organized labor in the San Juan mining camps
Aug 29 • 
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Data Centers: The Big Buildup of the Digital Age
Server farms are colonizing the West's power grids and upending the energy transition
Aug 26 • 
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Mining Monitor: Oak Flat reprieve; uranium briefs
Plus: Messing with Maps, United States of Mexico edition.
Aug 22 • 
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Colorado River report grim; may be looking on the bright side
Missing the Monsoon
Aug 19 • 
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Western tourism suffers a Trump-slump
Also: Drying continues, and study says there's no end in sight
Aug 15 • 
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