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In Latest Skirmish of Western Land Wars

"In Latest Skirmish of Western Land Wars, Congress Supports Mining and Ranching," The Conversation (February 20, 2017). In latest skirmish of western land wars, Congress supports mining and ranchingRepublicans in Congress are working to kill an Obama administration rule that broadens public input into federal land use planning.

Sometimes, the West must be protected from itself

"Sometimes, the West must be protected from itself," High Country News, Writers on the Range (July 27, 2016): 24-25. Sometimes, the West must be protected from itself - High Country NewsToday, we need to listen more carefully than ever to the ideas of Western historian, Bernard DeVoto.High

No, Ted Cruz, Westerners should not follow in Texas' footsteps

"No, Ted Cruz, Westerners should not follow in Texas' footsteps," High Country News, Writers on the Range (March 30, 2016). No, Ted Cruz, Westerners should not follow in Texas’ footsteps - High Country NewsThe state’s public lands boondoggle was a historical accident.High Country NewsAdam M.

William O. Douglas: The Environmental Justice

William O. Douglas: The Environmental Justice

"William O. Douglas: The Environmental Justice," in The Human Tradition in the American West, eds. Benson Tong and Regan A. Lutz (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 2002): 155-70. Reprinted in The Human Tradition in America: 1865 to the Present, edited by Charles W. Calhoun, (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 2003)