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Adam M. Sowards

Skagit Valley

Critics of the Green New Deal Rail Against Socialism

"Critics of the Green New Deal rail against socialism. We've seen this before," High Country News (April 5, 2019). Critics of the Green New Deal rail against socialism. We’ve seen this before. - High Country NewsIn the 1930s, nationalizing forests was labeled ‘socialist.’High Country

It's Time to Revisit an Old Way to Resolve Public Land Fights

"It's time to revisit an old way to resolve public land fights," High Country News (February 26, 2019). It’s time to revisit an old way to resolve public land fights - High Country NewsCommissions offer a way to navigate thorny policy questions and find consensus.

Confronting Kennecott in the Cascades

Confronting Kennecott in the Cascades

"Confronting Kennecott in the Cascades," in The Nature of Hope: Grassroots Organizing, Environmental Justice, and Political Change, eds. Char Miller and Jeff Crane (Louisville: University Press of Colorado, 2018): 251-82. Publisher's Site

Border Security Will Always be Elusive

"Border security will always be elusive," High Country News (January 14, 2019). Border security will always be elusive - High Country NewsThe Borderlands have long been governed by impermanent and shifting policies.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards

How the Once-Radical Endangered Species Act Was Weakened

"Reckoning with History: How the once-radical Endangered Species Act was weakened," High Country News (November 16, 2018). Reckoning with History: How the once-radical Endangered Species Act was weakened - High Country NewsThe ESA started out strong, but opponents have chipped away at the landmark law.High Country NewsAdam

When We Overcame Political Division

"Reckoning with History: When we overcame political division," High Country News (October 5, 2018). Reckoning with History: When we overcame political division - High Country News50 years ago, a functional Congress enacted four important conservation bills.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards

Wildfire Suppression Is a Decades-Old Conundrum

"Reckoning with History: Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum," High Country News (August 29, 2018). Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum - High Country NewsWilderness managers are still trying to balance the risks and necessity of fire.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards