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In latest skirmish of western land wars, Congress supports mining and ranching

Adam M. Sowards, University of Idaho [Originally published at The Conversation] Republicans in Congress are enthusiastically using the Congressional Review Act to overturn regulations finalized during the last weeks of the Obama administration. One measure on their list is the Bureau of Land Management’s new Planning 2.0 rule,

Perils of Partisanship

[NB: This letter to the editor appeared in the Spokesman-Review. I'm sharing here with links. You can find it on the newspaper's website under the title "Lockstep tramples truth."] In her recent appearance on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers

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.