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Beautiful Bears Ears is at risk, again
I was also just barely inside the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. At least for now. But the national monument ...
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How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management
In addition to the on-the-ground impacts of helium production, which echo those of natural gas extraction, opponents also ...
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My family experienced Indian boarding schools – and genocide
On Oct. 25, 2024, Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to formally apologize for the policy of sending Native American children to Indian boarding schools, called it one of the most “ horrific chapters ...
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Where horses roam, sage grouse struggle
The study found that when horse numbers reach the BLM’s recommended threshold, sage grouse nest success drops by 4%. Triple the horse numbers, and twice as many sage grouse nests are likely to fail.