Western lands and communities--in context.
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Land Desk Catchup Day!
Yeah, okay, it may be a little scary to be experiencing some record-breaking heat in early October, but it sure is nice in some places (L.A. might not be enjoying this so much). And so it’s a perfect day to take a break from all of the news...
NEWSWIRE: Bipartisan lawmakers drop a “turd grenade” of a permitting bill on the enviro movement
🔭 OVERSIGHT 👮🏼
High voltage transmission lines, wind turbines, and the full moon near Winslow, Arizona. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers, including Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Mike Lee (R-...
Massive nuclear plant/waste dump/data center complex planned for BLM land in Utah
🌵 PUBLIC LANDS 🌲
ALERT! Oct. 6 is the last day to comment on the Trump administration’s proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule. So so go here and say your piece.
☢️ NUKE NOTICE ⚛
NPR is reporting that Valar Atomics is l...
Data Dump: Western Hay and Alfalfa Exports
☘️ ANNALS OF ALFALFA 🍀
Graph from the 1946 federal report, “The Colorado River: A Natural Menace Becomes a Natural Resource,” showing the value of livestock to Upper Basin states.
It seems like only a few years ago that a PR perso...
NEWSWIRE: Baseball in a national park?!? More flood warnings; Grid news.
⛈️ WACKY WEATHER WATCH⚡️
Welcome to another edition of the Land Desk’s NEWSWIRE, and yet another one in which the big news is the big, end-of-the-water-year rain. Yes, 88% of the Western U.S. is currently experiencing some level of d...
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Frodeman, a resident of Hoback, Wyoming, is editor (with Luther Propst and Evelyn Brister) of A Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits (University of Utah Press, 2024).
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