Center News and Notes

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Interior scraps environmental reviews for 3,244 oil leases across the West; Boebert pushes to delist wolves; rural western towns demand release of frozen climate funds; Tribes still lack access to Colorado River water; California salmon fishing…

With promises of jobs and hopes for tax breaks, server farms are reshaping local grids, plumbing, and politics. Are they a boon for communities, or a burden?

On February 26 and 27, 2025, at our 11th Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference, scholars, policymakers, and community leaders gathered at Fresno State University to address the Central Valley’s evolving role in climate adaptation, agriculture,…

Reflecting on the loss of distinguished statesman Alan Simpson, former member of the Lane Center’s Advisory Council and three-term U.S. Senator from Wyoming.