A summer of protest ultimately marked a turning point in environmental activism.
Reckoning with History
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Boeing’s history reveals connections and disconnections in the West’s economy
The placelessness of corporations today can imperil communities.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Crossing to Safety
NEPA transformed federal land management — and has fallen short
A look back at the ground-breaking legislation on its 50th anniversary.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
Economic giants drive income inequality in a second Gilded Age
Can we look to history for reform ideas in the age of big tech robber barons?
Posted inJuly 21, 2019: A Radical Return
Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty, six decades later
How will bolstered support for tribal sovereignty and the environment change the U.S.-Canada agreement?
Posted inJune 24, 2019: Losing Lake Coeur d'Alene
Mining laws have long been used for recreation
In Idaho, a law meant to boost mining actually allows for its end as recreation transforms the West’s economy.
Posted inApril 29, 2019: A History of Violence
Critics of the Green New Deal rail against socialism. We’ve seen this before.
In the 1930s, nationalizing forests was labeled ‘socialist.’
Posted inMarch 18, 2019: Arizona's Wild Horse Paradox
It’s time to revisit an old way to resolve public land fights
Commissions offer a way to navigate thorny policy questions and find consensus.
Posted inFebruary 18, 2019: Barriers to Entry
Border security will always be elusive
The Borderlands have long been governed by impermanent and shifting policies.
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Reckoning with History: How the once-radical Endangered Species Act was weakened
The ESA started out strong, but opponents have chipped away at the landmark law.
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Reckoning with History: When we overcame political division
50 years ago, a functional Congress enacted four important conservation bills.
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Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum
Wilderness managers are still trying to balance the risks and necessity of fire.
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Reckoning with History: The legacy of lynching in the West
Violence, often thought of as ‘frontier justice,’ disproportionately targeted people of color.
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Reckoning with History: The devolution of conservation’s trust fund
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is set to expire, thanks to a partisan Congress.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Reckoning with History: The parks have been fixed before
How the government tackled the post-war threats of national park ‘disfigurement’ and ‘destruction.’
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Reckoning with History: The Antiquities Act quandary
The law has created constant tension between the executive and legislative branches.
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Reckoning with History: Interior’s legacy of bad behavior
Ryan Zinke isn’t the first Interior secretary to attract controversy.