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John F. Kennedy’s Conservation Tour in September, 1963
In September 1963, President John F. Kennedy made his historical Conservation Tour across the United States. The tour was organized by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson and Secretary of the Interior…
The Colorado Coalfield War, 1913–14
Beneath the serene landscape of southern Colorado’s arid foothill country are the remnants of two forgotten worlds. Far beneath it all are the remains of prehistoric plants and animals, decayed and…
Let’s Go to the Movies: Historic Theaters in the West
As films and movie theaters became increasingly popular modes of entertainment in the twentieth-century United States, the Intermountain West followed suit as families, migrants, and entrepreneurs…
Superfund Me: Stories of Environmental Tragedies Across the West
At the tail end of a groundbreaking wave of environmental legislation, Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act in 1980. It was designed to investigate…