The official Twitter account of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at @Stanford University.
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In today's & the Best, a warning from federal officials to Colorado River basin states; expanding hunting opportunities at federal wildlife refuges; troubling signs for gray whales along the Pacific coast, opposition to wind power in Wyoming, and more: brnw.ch/21x3bIw
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In her latest story for our online magazine, & the West, Felicity Barringer examines the history and impact of subsidence – the gradual sinking or settling of the ground – in the San Joaquin Valley. brnw.ch/21x2QsT
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On Thursday, May 28, join @westcenter, @HooverInst, and @StanfordEnergy for our 2026 State of the West Symposium, "Powering the American West: Affordability, Technology, and Policy in the Western Energy Landscape." Learn more and register: brnw.ch/SOTW2026
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In our latest & the Best, find stories on bison evicted from federal grasslands; a temporary plan for the Colorado River; oil-permit reversals in Wyoming; harm to an Indigenous sacred site by border wall construction; wildfire suppression costs; and more. brnw.ch/21x2vfr
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Join the Bill Lane Center, @HooverInst and @StanfordEnergy for our 2026 State of the West Symposium, Powering the American West: Affordability, Technology, and Policy in the Western Energy Landscape. Thursday, May 28 at noon, lunch and reception included: brnw.ch/21x2i8p
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Our latest collection of news stories from around the West is live. Today's post in & the West covers a range issues, from a Pacific heat wave looming off the California coast, to the threat prolonged drought poses to New Mexico’s historic acequias. brnw.ch/21x219x
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The West’s water crisis is not only a climate problem — it's a governance problem. This was the take-home message from Stanford's recent Water in the West Conference, a joint program of the Bill Lane Center and @StanfordWoods: brnw.ch/21x1FcP
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Every few weeks, we post a collection of top news stories from around the West. In our most recent post: "Pitiful" snowpack around the West; an industrial logging comeback in the Pacific Northwest; “toilet to tap” wastewater recycling in Arizona, and more: brnw.ch/21x1CQh
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Our next #ArtsWest program will be held at @SFMOMA on Fri., April 17 from 3-5 p.m., as the Bill Lane Center hosts a special guided tour of the exhibition Alejandro Cartagena — Ground Rules. All photos courtesy the artist © Alejandro Cartagena. brnw.ch/21x1uIP
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On April 15 at 4:30 p.m., Carolin Görgen will give a book talk on "The California Camera Club: Collective Visions in the Making of the American West." The event explores one of the largest photography groups in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century. brnw.ch/21x1d9Y
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In our latest '& the Best,' find stories about seldom-seen solutions to the Colorado River crisis, including large releases from upstream dams; the Iran war's impact on California nut exports; Congress's investigation of Native boarding schools, and more: brnw.ch/21x1bt9
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We're live today, March 24, from Bozeman, Montana for #RuralWest2026, "Beyond the Range: Exploring Rural Horizons in Montana and the Intermountain West." We'll post highlights to Instagram all day (@Billlanecenter). Livestream: brnw.ch/21x10BO
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March 24 at 9 a.m. MT, join us live for the 12th Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference at the Ivan Doig Center for the Study of the Lands & Peoples of the North American West. Join the conversation on Instagram at #RuralWest2026. Livestream: brnw.ch/21x0ZiL
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All winter quarter we've been working hard to cultivate sound policy, environmental stewardship, tribal well-being, rural health, sustainable resource management, and community revitalization across the American West. Read all about it in Dispatch West: brnw.ch/21x0V48
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An offshore oil platform that experienced a massive 2015 spill is ordered reopened by the Trump administration; Upper Colorado River basin expects 1/3 of normal flow; Wyoming approves a small modular nuclear reactor; and more news from around the West. brnw.ch/21x0N1T
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Please join us for the 2026 Water in the West Research Conference at @Stanford on Tues. and Weds. March 17 & 18 in Paul Brest Hall. Speakers will examine issues of critical importance to water resources in the western U.S. and the world at large. brnw.ch/21x0ET0
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Every few weeks, our online magazine brings you a collection of the region's top news stories. We call this series, "& the Best," and today's post looks at U.S.-Mexico border walls; salmon vs. ag interests; the Tijuana River's sewer crisis; and more: brnw.ch/21x0qCS
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Who creates maps for gigascale grid buildout? How? What's at stake? Join Precourt Instititute for Energy on March 3 for "Data Science for Spatial Planning: Mapping for Policy Decisions about Gigascale Grid Buildout." 6 p.m. in the Lyman Atrium: brnw.ch/21x0ow3
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The Bill Lane Center is seeking applicants for the Thomas D. Dee II Graduate Fellowship, offering support to a doctoral student conducting research on the American West for three academic quarters. To learn more about eligibility and requirements, visit brnw.ch/21x0kaG
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Colorado River basin states again fail to agree on water-use cuts; the Washoe Tribe purchases 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe; Alaskan Native groups raise concern about deep-sea mining; a major wildlife crossing nears completion outside LA; and more: brnw.ch/21x03Sq
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