CStanford West Center News and Notes
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Our blog for the American West shares News and Notes on research, happenings, and life in Western America. The Bill Lane Center for the American West is dedicated to advancing scholarly and public understanding of the past, present, and future of western North America. The Center is also deeply engaged in exploring digital mapping, spatial history and analysis, and more avenues of research.
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity ..read more
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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The future of water in the Southwest was top of mind for participants and attendees at the 10th Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference ..read more
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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Salmon fishing banned again in California; a growing movement against conservation; the history of the Columbia River’s “salmon wars”; new costs and restrictions for oil and gas drilling on public lands; and other recent environmental news from ..read more
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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In the Deseret News, Amy Joi O'Donoghue reports on the Colorado River water crisis as explored by panelists at our annual Rural West Conference in Tempe, Arizona ..read more
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A lawsuit blames farmers’ stream diversions for the desiccation of the Great Salt Lake; nearly all of Canada’s winter roads could be unusable by 2080; bills to ban lab-grown meat; another annual heat-associated death record in Arizona; and more ..read more
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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As part of our online magazine's "Up Close" series, Felicity Barringer looks at the federal push to return American Bison herds to tribal control. The effort raises hopes that the once-abundant species can regenerate landscapes and restore native ..read more
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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Winter 2024 was a full quarter at the Bill Lane Center with ongoing preparations for our annual Rural West Conference and interviews for internship and research positions ..read more
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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The loss of water in the Colorado River basin is challenging stakeholders to find their own; the largest wildfire in Texas history is burning out of control; data centers and their high water demand are spreading across the Southwest; a therapist ..read more
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In a new policy brief, Esther Conrad offers analysis on how to expand the electric vehicle market in California and ensure access to charging stations ..read more
CStanford West Center News and Notes
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Squeezed between sinking farmland and rising seas, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta residents and farm owners are facing approval of California's plan to divert water south via tunnels. The tunnel project will cost tens of billions of dollars and is ..read more