Conservation or copper? A proposed mine in northern Minnesota pits industrial jobs against a thriving outdoor economy.
- W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College
The Ogalalla Aquifer is a vast underground lake that irrigates farms across the US Great Plains. It took thousands of years to fill, but human use could drain it in roughly a century.
Defiant against Trump’s policies on immigration and environment, California finds itself defending its way of life – the California Dream itself.
Defiant against Trump’s policies on immigration and environment, California finds itself defending its way of life – the California Dream itself.
Acquitted in the Malheur takeover trial, Ryan Bundy urges protests against efforts to conserve public lands. Who will protect federal employees?
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is huge win for preservation, but it also poses outsized management challenges for the National Park Service.
Almost 100 years ago, the foundations to preserve the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for recreation were put in place. Now residents are debating whether to allow a mine in its headwaters.
Like much federal land in the US West, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has a long history tied to Native Americans’ plight and conflicts between settlers and the federal government.
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