land use
Walking Places Is Part of the Culture Wars Now
For two million years, we have walked this Earth to get what we need. Now, 60 percent of Americans want to drive everywhere.
Shocking Maps Show How Humans Have Reshaped Earth Since 1992
Generated from satellite data, the maps track losses and gains of land used for agriculture, forests, urbanization, and more.
The Company Behind Dakota Access Is Pushing Another Pipeline In Texas
When Energy Transfer Partners announced the project, they didn't ask for permission, but simply told residents a massive pipeline was coming through some of their properties—soon.
Confronting Racism and White Nostalgia on Cliven Bundy's Ranch
The Nevada rancher wants to break all the rules in a game that's been fixed for him.
People in the Western US Really Do Want Federal Regulation of Land
A new poll reveals deep support in seven western states for national park designations and federal, rather than state, control over land set aside for public use.
Is Full-On Shaming Really the Best Response to the Rock Toppling Bros?
Toward closing the rifts between public land users.
Remembering the One Colorado Flood To Rule Them All—Still
When a foot of rain fell over Big Thompson Canyon in 1976, it killed 144 people with no warning.
See Which Countries Are Land Grabbers with Land Matrix's Cool Maps
It's fascinating just how much of the developing world, and especially Africa, is controlled by outside entities.