The Colorado River Compact’s Centennial and the Looming Water Crisis.
Growing up in southwestern Colorado, nestled beside a tributary of the Colorado River, I was immersed not only in the intricate details of water law but also in the distinct…
Growing up in southwestern Colorado, nestled beside a tributary of the Colorado River, I was immersed not only in the intricate details of water law but also in the distinct…
For a century, the Colorado River, the lifeblood of the American West, has been managed in fragmented pieces, governed by intricate legal and political boundaries that divide it into two…
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Steve Pearce, navigated a contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday, offering what critics described as contradictory explanations regarding his extensive…
The air crackled with anticipation, a prelude to the hunt, and in that moment, a photograph captured the essence of youth and the wild. A boy, barely eight years old,…
Nick Hazelton, a 27-year-old yak farmer from Polk County in northwest Oregon, finds solace and inspiration in the towering old-growth forests surrounding his home, particularly in areas like the Valley…
Recent high-profile cases involving figures like Sacheen Littlefeather, Elizabeth Warren, and Thomas King have thrust the pervasive issue of "pretendianism"—individuals making unfounded or outright fraudulent claims to Native identity—into the…
The horrifying specter of towering clouds of black smoke billowing from petroleum facilities in and around Tehran, following hypothetical U.S. and Israeli military strikes, underscores the profound environmental and human…
The ambitious vision of Floyd Dominy, commissioner of the federal Bureau of Reclamation in the 1960s, led to the construction of Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, a monumental…
These vital landscapes, encompassing vast stretches of forests, mountains, deserts, and coastlines, are more than just abstract geographical designations; they are the vibrant theaters of American life, serving as cherished…
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), a critical federal agency tasked with upholding the United States’ trust responsibility to Native American and Alaska Native tribes, is reportedly planning a sweeping…