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The Scientist Who Lost America's First Climate War
The explorer John Wesley Powell tried to prevent the overdevelopment of the West.
by
John F. Ross
via
The Atlantic
on
September 10, 2018
The Visionary John Wesley Powell Had a Plan for Developing the West, But Nobody Listened
Powell’s foresight might have prevented the 1930s dust bowl and perhaps, today’s water scarcities.
by
John F. Ross
via
Smithsonian
on
July 3, 2018