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Rain and floods and tornadoes, oh my!
Another burst of tropical moisture slams the Southwest, and this one’s a real doozy
Oct 23
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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NOTES FROM THE ROAD: From the San Juan Basin gasfields to Grants uranium country
Note: Apologies again for the sporadic dispatches!
Oct 20
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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NEWSWIRE: The soaking of the Southwest continues, plus a lot more
⛈️ WACKY WEATHER WATCH⚡️
Oct 14
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Notes from the Road: Lees Ferry in the wind and the rain
And some images for Indigenous Peoples Day
Oct 12
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Deadpool Data Dump: Lake Powell’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad water year
Plus: Ruminating on the oil and gas infrastructure that clutters the landscape and sometimes explodes
Oct 9
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Land Desk Catchup Day!
Let’s take a break on this gorgeous autumn day
Oct 7
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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NEWSWIRE: Bipartisan lawmakers drop a “turd grenade” of a permitting bill on the enviro movement
🔭 OVERSIGHT 👮🏼
Oct 5
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Massive nuclear plant/waste dump/data center complex planned for BLM land in Utah
Plus: Going down the Bears Ears mining claim wormhole ...
Oct 2
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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September 2026
Data Dump: Western Hay and Alfalfa Exports
☘️ ANNALS OF ALFALFA 🍀
Sep 30
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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NEWSWIRE: Baseball in a national park?!? More flood warnings; Grid news.
⛈️ WACKY WEATHER WATCH⚡️
Sep 28
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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More mining claims staked at Bears Ears
Plus: The story of Lake Powell’s 26,000-ton pile of radioactive waste
Sep 25
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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RERUN: Four Corners floods: past, present, and ... future?
Is this the year for a 1911 repeat?
Sep 23
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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