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 Tom Osborne will present on his new book, Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California’s Shore. The University of California Press writes: There are moments when we forget how fortunate we are to have the California coast.…
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The Dam that Started it All Erected between 1934 and 37 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bonneville Dam was the largest of its time, and the first in a series of federal impoundments of the Columbia River that electrified and irrigated the…
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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. Dirtsailor2003 via Flickr By Felicity Barringer Old environmental…
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To this day the U.S. government owns almost half of the land in the American West. That level of control has been debated ever since the government began acquiring the areas in the 19th century, with some westerners resenting the vastness of the…
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Stanford researchers found that heightened news coverage of the most recent drought was related to…
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Photos from above (clockwise from left): The 2017 Eccles Family Rural West Conference in Santa Fe, which focused on health care; Santa Lucia Conservancy summer intern Catie Mong; Timothy Egan’s keynote address on World War II…,   Undergraduate Opportunities The Bill Lane Center remains strongly…, , Media and Publications The Center’s year-old ‘... & the West’ blog, led by Felicity Barringer, explores environmental and health topics including water deals on the Colorado River, the underestimated…, Center Research Our academic research continues to explore the connections between water, energy, and transportation governance in the West. We once again hosted a strong group of undergraduates who worked during…, Program Highlights RURAL WEST CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON HEALTH In March, we hosted the fifth annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference, which focused on critical issues and possible solutions to create A Healthier Rural…, Experience Center Events from 2017 , , …, Friends We Lost in 2017 , …, Looking to 2018 On behalf of the entire Center staff, I share my sincere thanks for your ongoing support. We wish you the very best for the coming year, and hope to see you on the Farm soon…
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Highlighting the power of local governance in shaping equitable, sustainable communities, our spring city planning class teaches valuable lessons about the significance of land use policy.  Photo…
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… Image credit: Catherine Beck By Christina MacIntosh '22 Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Major: English Intern, The …
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In his first press conference of the new year, President Biden suggested Wednesday that key pieces of…
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Global carbon dioxide emissions are down dramatically in the wake of COVID-19. A new study pinpoints where energy demand has dropped the most, estimates the impact on annual emissions and points the way to a less polluted future. News from our…