Native American land return movement makes gains, faces obstacles

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.

A professor of history and environmental social sciences at Stanford, Zephyr Frank will transition into his role as Lane Center director on September 1, 2025.

Ash blankets California kelp forests; federal funding cuts imperil environmental protection and economic security in the rural West; Greenpeace heads to court over 2016 pipeline protests; sea otter reintroduction on Oregon’s coast; and other stories from around the West.