Autumn melancholia

Taking some time to find the line separating summer and fall

San Juan Basin Sunset. Photo illustration by Jonathan P. Thompson.

There is a slew of news to talk about and dive into this week, including:

• The Senate confirmed Tracy Stone-Manning as the Bureau of Land Management Director, marking the first time in five years the agency—which oversees some 250 million acres of land, the federal oil and gas and coal le…