How a Threatened Owl and a Judge Forced Federal Agencies to Follow the Law
Part of the Spotted Owl Saga as a Story of Democracy
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William O. Douglas (1898-1980)
"William O. Douglas (1898-1980)," Oregon Encyclopedia (September 2022).
William O. Douglas (1898-1980)Although he hailed from the State of Washington, William O. Douglas represented the greater Pacific Northwest on the national stage as a U.S. Supreme Court ass…The Oregon Encyclopedia LogoAdam M. Sowards
An Open Pit Visible from the Moon
An Open Pit Visible from the Moon: The Wilderness Act and the Fight to Protect Miners Ridge and the Public Interest. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2020.
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Winner of the 2021 Hal K. Rothman Prize from the Western History Association for the best western environmental history
Boeing's History Reveals Connections and Disconnections
"Boeing's history reveals connections and disconnections in the West's economy," High Country News (February 18, 2020).
Boeing’s history reveals connections and disconnections in the West’s economy - High Country NewsThe placelessness of corporations today can imperil communities.High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards
Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty
"Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty, six decades later," High Country News (July 6, 2019).
Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty, six decades later - High Country NewsHow will bolstered support for tribal sovereignty and the environment change the U.S.-Canada agreement?High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards
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.
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Finding Complexity in a Ditch
"Finding Complexity in a Ditch: Hugh T. Lovin and Idaho Irrigation History," in Complexity in a Ditch: Brining Water to the Idaho Desert, by Hugh T. Lovin (Pullman: Washington State University Press, 2017): 1-14.
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