Center News and Notes

A new lease on life? Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County, activated in 1985, was due to be shut down over longstanding fears of seismic vulnerabilities.

Above, Shasta Dam under construction in 1944. The 600 foot tall structure created California’s largest reservoir on the upper Sacramento River. U.S.

Historically and today, secessionist movements in the Northwestern U.S. have had a particularly rural character. Here are a few recent examples.

Above: State of Jefferson themed merchandise for sale in a Colusa County restaurant.

Above: A pack of gray wolves scavenge on the remains of an elk left by hunters during the elk reduction program along the border of Grand Teton National Park.