With the dawning of a new year comes a new source of news, insight, and commentary: the Land Desk. It … More
Tag: environment
The Big Breakdown of coal, illustrated by one chart
After World War II, the federal government, utilities, and developers embarked on a project to build dams, mines, power plants, … More
Gold King documents and map unearthed
While going down a wormhole the other day, I stumbled across a variety of documents on the Gold King Mine … More
Methane madness and economic anxiety in northwest New Mexico
The meeting room was packed with people, many of them wearing the “I Stand With Oil And Gas” t-shirts that … More
Gold King water treatment shutdown: Bad, but not catastrophic
Alarm bells went off throughout the Animas and San Juan River drainages this weekend when big storms and the historically … More
Is Trump policy really fueling a Western fracking boom?
When he was elected, President Donald Trump promised that he’d achieve American energy dominance by rolling back regulations on oil … More
Writing novels
Way back when I was a teenager, I spent summers at my dad’s house outside of Cortez, Colorado. I had … More
UPDATE: Bears Ears management plan is finalized
The Bureau of Land Management released its finalized Bears Ears National Monument management plan on Feb. 6, despite the fact … More