In the age of extinction, we need a new model for these landscapes and the communities that rely on them.
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Trump’s BLM is going all-in on resource extraction
The agency’s new plan for ecologically significant areas of western Oregon is not responsible forest management.
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It’s time to rethink how we care for our public lands and waters
Two former, high-ranking Interior Department employees, from opposing political parties, call for an overhaul of public-land management.
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The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam
As Colorado River negotiations build toward a Feb. 14 deadline, few are talking about design flaws in the dam that holds back Lake Powell.
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Colorado cannot heal until it confronts Sand Creek honestly
To move forward, Coloradans must face the massacre’s trauma and begin to repair trust.
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Truly grasp what Typhoon Halong did to western Alaska
This is not only a climate emergency. It is a cultural one.
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Interior is failing to conserve national parks
Leaving parks open during a shutdown neglects the mandate of future enjoyment.
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When we harm wolves, we harm ourselves
Anger over these wild creatures shows a lack of perspective.
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Our public lands must not be sold
Former BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning warns of the very real threat to the nation’s common ground.
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We must protect our sacred lands
To meet the crisis of our time and help address past wrongs, we need bold action from decision makers.
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Pay wildland firefighters a living wage
To reimagine our relationship with wildfire, we must recognize the real value of federal wildland firefighters — and compensate them accordingly.
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Voters from both parties want enduring public lands protection
Opinion: The Biden administration has made progress protecting lands that belong to all Americans. But there’s more to be done.
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Spring on Alaska’s Unuk River shouldn’t mean fighting for our way of life
Transboundary-mining pollution threatens our sovereign rights.
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Remove dams to fight the climate crisis
Ten reasons bringing down these barriers are key for mitigation and adaptation.
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Recover the redwoods landscape
Not only do the great trees offer resilience to climate change and shelter abundant biodiversity, but they are magic.
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Interior’s plan won’t solve the Colorado River crisis. Here’s what will.
What if farmers competed with one another to cut water consumption?
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(Not) one nation, under God
To truly become a more equal society, look to our youth, the ‘nones.’
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Reconsidering Wilma Mankiller
As the Cherokee Nation’s first female chief’s image is minted onto a coin, her full humanity should be examined.
