Center News and Notes

Bruce Cain, professor of Political Science at Stanford and Director of the University's Bill Lane Center for the American West, joins Francis Fukuyama to talk about the new book he is writing on the political challenges of adapting to a changing…
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Not a drop wasted? The Hyperion sewage treatment plant in Los Angeles is the world’s largest.

As California endures yet another prolonged drought, and state water managers have balked at approving plans covering the basins at greatest risk, more growers in a few of the new local groundwater agencies are in revolt at the new rules that will…
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It was a full and rewarding year for us at the Bill Lane Center. Check out our 2022 newsletter to learn about the return of Sophomore College and Rural West, our spring hike from Stanford to the sea, the hiring of two new staff members, some…
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The long-term push to restore a portion of ancestral lands to Native American tribes has gained new energy, fueled in part by the efforts of non-profit conservation organizations and private land holders. But some of the most significant return of…