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Trump 2.0: What to expect regarding public lands and the environment
Time to prepare for another four years of "drill, baby, drill"
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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On governance by spite and the future of Bears Ears
🌵 Public Lands 🌲
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Jonathan P. Thompson
7
About that FB EV-bashing meme
And Happy Land Desk Birthday!
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Jonathan P. Thompson
8
Luxury houseboat sinks on Lake Powell
... and other not-so-clickbaity interludes
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Jonathan P. Thompson
4
My life with bikes
Plus a little rant and a plea
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Jonathan P. Thompson
20
Photo Tuesday: A road trip around a corner of the Colorado Plateau
Over the last few days, the Silver Bullet and I followed an erratic course across the Colorado Plateau, beginning on the banks of the Animas River and…
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Jonathan P. Thompson
7
Glen Canyon Dam faces dead pool
A guest post by Zak Podmore and Writers on the Range
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Zak Podmore
5
Utah goes for the ultimate public land grab
Lawsuit would seize control of 18.5 million acres of your land
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Jonathan P. Thompson
10
On hometown historic preservation, car fetishes, and a main drag redesign
It has been with some…
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Jonathan P. Thompson
19
The condors of Marble Canyon
Images from a serendipitous encounter
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Jonathan P. Thompson
9
The death of the pragmatic Western Republican
Extremism is killing the old-school GOP
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Jonathan P. Thompson
8
Pondering Moab, the Old West vs. New West, and cows vs. condos
A meandering essay
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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