Blueskis, THE WESTERNERS will be out in one week! (March 31)

Here's an introduction to the seven westerners whose stories I tell in the book, and whose lives put the lie to the frontier myth.

#skystorians #USWest @scribnerbooks.bsky.social

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Western senators propose wastewater program renewal (The Center Square) - U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, has co-introduced bipartisan legislation to extend a federal $450 million water recycling grant for Western states until 2032.

Western senators propose wastewater program renewal. #wastewater #reclamation #USWest www.themountaineer.com/news/nationa...

Western US Wholesale Power Prices Experience Downward Trends Ahead of Weekend Commencement Western US wholesale power prices experienced a downward trend across several regions as the weekend commenced, with Palo Verde and Mid Columbia seeing significant decreases, while California's SP15 on-peak package rose slightly. The decreases are largely attributed to anticipated lower peakload demand in Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern Nevada, as well as weather conditions, whereas the Northwest saw an increase in power supply due to higher inflows at the Columbia Grand Coulee Dam.

Western US Wholesale Power Prices Experience Downward Trends Ahead of Weekend Commencement #CAISO #WholesalePower #USWest #ElectricityPrices #WeatherEffects #RenewableEnergy

A 1980s Volkswagen camper van with a hand painted desert motif spanning its entire side

Greetings from #Tucson!

#volkswagen #desert #uswest

A pollution paradox: Wildfires in the western United States may improve air quality Climate change is driving more frequent and more intense wildfires around the world, including in the United States. These huge blazes cause a range of problems that affect health, the environment, pr...

🫧 A pollution paradox: Wildfires in the western United States may improve air quality

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#usa #uswest #airquality #pollution #fires #wildfires #weather #climate

Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems Water systems are vulnerable to melting plastic components, toxic contamination and failures that can leave firefighters without flowing water.

🔥 Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems

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#fire #water #uswest #environment #climatechange

#USGS #CorridorMappingTeam - #Ungulate #Migrations of #West
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#WhitebarkPine In The #US Projected To Experience An 80% Reduction In #Climatically Suitable Area By The Mid-21st Century
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As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights Long-standing water-use agreements allocate more water than the river and its basin actually contain, forcing users to cut back and face future shortages as well.

As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

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#rivers #water #usa #uswest #environment #politics #western

#PublicLands #NationalForests Deliver Almost Half Of The West's #DrinkingWater Supply
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New #USGS #Geothermal #Energy #Assessment Released
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#Groundwater Dominates #Snowmelt #Runoff & Controls #Streamflow Efficiency In #USWest
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #fedscience #climatechange #waterresources #snow #mountain #dating #tritium #spatiotemporal #infiltration #model #geology #precipitation #storage

In Memoriam, John R. Wunder (1945–2023) John R. Wunder, emeritus professor of history at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and former WHA President (2009–10), passed away at age seventy-eight on

I agonized over this WHQ memorial to my MA & PhD advisor John Wunder for a long time. I was (am) so worried about doing justice to him & his legacy. He had such an outsized influence on so many. Here's to his memory & the example he set for us to follow. #USWest

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#USGS #ColoradoRiverBasin #Science & #Technology Collaboration Meetings #Drought
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074 - William Grady - Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West | Writing Westward Podcast A conversation with scholar William Grady about their book Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West (University of Texas Press, 2024) Dr. William Grady is an independent...

🚨New Episode Alert🚨

This month we chat with @williamgrady.bsky.social about his book "Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West" (@utexaspress.bsky.social 2024). #USWest #AmericanWest #ComicsStudies #Comicbooks

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Fri @ 9:30am: @huscicw.bsky.social hosts “Dam Nation: The Fate & Future of Dams in the American West” at the Huntington Library. www.eventbrite.com/e/dam-nation... #infrastructure #dams #USWest

#NASA Flights #Map #CriticalMinerals From Skies Above #USWest
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#IntermountainWest #Seamless #Geologic #MapExplorer - #NationalCooperativeGeologicMappingProgram
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#Periodic Variability #Baseflow in #Headwater #Streams of Upper #ColoradoRiver - #Implications #Runoff #Efficiency
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Here's the latest episode of my Writing Westward Podcast. Please listen, follow, subscribe, and share!

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My #TheCoffeePotBookClub guest: EJMcKenna
via @cathiedunn.bsky.social
a gripping tale of resilience and retribution in the untamed West where loyalty is fleeting and justice is won by a gun.
#HistoricalFiction #FeministWestern #BlogTour #USWest
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Can Rocks Reduce Flooding?
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