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The 1881 killing of Clayton Ogsbury
An episode from a particularly violent chapter in Four Corners Country history
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Good News from the Clean Energy Beat
Solar for All! Clean Energy Powers California!
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A flurry of public land protections
Biden's rushing to get new rules in place, just in case ...
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Notes from the energy transition
A little trip through the San Juan Basin
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Data Dump: Exporting hay (and water)
Western states export hay, but maybe not as much as you think
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Pondering Moab, the Old West vs. New West, and cows vs. condos
A meandering essay
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Aridification Watch: Snowpack is normal in most places -- for what it's worth
Also: The West loses a fierce voice
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Photo Tuesday: A road trip around a corner of the Colorado Plateau
Over the last few days, the Silver Bullet and I followed an erratic course across the Colorado Plateau, beginning on the banks of the Animas River and…
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March 2024

Lamenting the McElmo effect and loss of irrigation-landscapes in an era of aridification
On the side-effects of necessary water use cuts
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Data Dump: Big Car Blues edition
Growing vehicles correlate with rising highway fatalities
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Spring pause
We'll be back next week!
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Messing with Maps: A lotta damn dams edition
Or the Water Buffalos' wet dream, circa 1946
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