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“When You Go Down, the Rest Will Go Down Like Dominoes” - The 30-Year Slow Death of a New Mexico Ranch Under the Endangered Species Act
Decades of federal regulations and lawsuits over endangered species have pushed the Goss family ranch to the brink of bankruptcy.
Mar 10
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Keely Covello
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USDA features Dr. Rich Brazil of Save the Potter Valley Project: "Leave us alone!"
“Why are you taking our water? Why are you destroying our homes and our farms and our ranches? We pay our taxes. We just want to work, we want to be…
Mar 3
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Keely Covello
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A Tale of Tule Elk: What California's Elk Reveal About Dirty Politics and Greenwashed Agendas
Point Reyes and Lake Pillsbury show that California doesn't love wildlife nearly as much as it hates rural Americans.
Feb 23
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Keely Covello
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There Will Never Be Another Gus McCrae
“The English have Shakespeare, the French have Molière, the Russians have Chekhov, the Argentines have Borges, but the Western is ours.”
Feb 20
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Keely Covello
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Ranchers gather in D.C. as USDA goes on offense against agricultural lawfare
Secretary Rollins is positioning the USDA as a defender of small farms and ranches.
Feb 13
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Keely Covello
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California officials sign off on plan to slaughter all mule deer on Catalina Island
It's not the first time wildlife extermination has been carried out on the Channel Islands by self-styled environmental "good guys."
Feb 6
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Keely Covello
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LONESOME LANDS: Gavin Newsom's Attack on Rural California with Keely Covello
Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan sit down with Keely Covello of America Unwon to talk about the corruption around Newsom's attack on rural California.
Feb 3
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Why Montana ranchers are applauding the end of American Prairie's bison grazing permits
This month, BLM ruled that federal grazing permits are meant for traditional livestock production—not conservation.
Jan 29
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Keely Covello
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EPA issues warning to Washington State over King Ranch case
It's an unusual move for an agency typically viewed as hostile to ranchers.
Jan 26
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Keely Covello
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ENFORCEMENT FIRST, EVIDENCE LATER? Washington seeks access to King Ranch ponds years after penalties
After fining the King family $267,540, terminating grazing leases, and opening a criminal investigation, officials are now asking to inspect ponds at…
Jan 24
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Keely Covello
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Rominger Brothers Farms: Balancing crops and rangeland
“We can’t keep putting land into production forever. Eventually, there will be no wild lands left.”
Jan 21
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Keely Covello
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Secretary Brooke Rollins meets with Potter Valley Project stakeholders
"I see this as one of the existential battles of our time," Rollins told members of the press at the 107th annual American Farm Bureau Convention in…
Jan 17
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STINCHFIELD TONIGHT: Feds step into Potter Valley dam dispute
Watch now | Grant Stinchfield hosts Keely Covello to discuss updates on the latest California water war.
Jan 12
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“When You Go Down, the Rest Will Go Down Like Dominoes” - The 30-Year Slow Death of a New Mexico Ranch Under the Endangered Species Act
Decades of federal regulations and lawsuits over endangered species have pushed the Goss family ranch to the brink of bankruptcy.
Mar 10
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Keely Covello
49
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A Tale of Tule Elk: What California's Elk Reveal About Dirty Politics and Greenwashed Agendas
Point Reyes and Lake Pillsbury show that California doesn't love wildlife nearly as much as it hates rural Americans.
Feb 23
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Keely Covello
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ENFORCEMENT FIRST, EVIDENCE LATER? Washington seeks access to King Ranch ponds years after penalties
After fining the King family $267,540, terminating grazing leases, and opening a criminal investigation, officials are now asking to inspect ponds at…
Jan 24
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Keely Covello
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Rollins Threatens to Pull Washington State Funding Over King Ranch Case
Secretary Rollins warns the state may lose funding after hitting a longtime cattle operation with $267,540 in fines over maintaining stock watering…
Dec 10, 2025
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Keely Covello
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Ranchers hopeful as Trump announces DOJ investigation into meatpackers
Four companies control 85% of the U.S. meatpacking industry. Two are foreign-owned.
Nov 11, 2025
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Keely Covello
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Politics
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“When You Go Down, the Rest Will Go Down Like Dominoes” - The 30-Year Slow Death of a New Mexico Ranch Under the Endangered Species Act
Decades of federal regulations and lawsuits over endangered species have pushed the Goss family ranch to the brink of bankruptcy.
Mar 10
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Keely Covello
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Ag Secretary Rollins to Gavin Newsom: No farmland reparations
USDA chief says the farmland redistribution plan drafted by Newsom's task force violates the U.S. Constitution.
Dec 24, 2025
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Keely Covello
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UPDATE: FERC extends deadline for comments on Potter Valley Project fate to Dec 19
Requests for more time came from the Dept. of Interior, Forest Service, Lake County, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, America First Policy Institute, and private…
Dec 3, 2025
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Keely Covello
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New WOTUS rule cuts red tape for farmers and ranchers
The EPA is redefining which waters fall under federal jurisdiction, fulfilling a 2016 Trump campaign promise.
Nov 20, 2025
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Keely Covello
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USDA chief responds to UNWON reporting on King Ranch: "Help is on the way"
The King family has been targeted by the state of Washington for alleged damage to wetlands the family says are stock ponds.
Nov 7, 2025
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Keely Covello
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Film
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There Will Never Be Another Gus McCrae
“The English have Shakespeare, the French have Molière, the Russians have Chekhov, the Argentines have Borges, but the Western is ours.”
Feb 20
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Keely Covello
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WATCH: Why Audubon partners with ranchers to protect grassland birds
In 2021 I directed a short film on the historic conservation group’s ranching partnership program.
Jan 9
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Keely Covello
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NATIONAL AG DAY: Trailer for "You Just Can't See Them From the Road"
Watch now (3 mins) | Coming soon: "You Just Can't See Them From the Road" is a film about the vanishing ranches of the American West, by Keely Brazil…
Mar 18, 2025
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Hippies & Cowboys: The Murder of Mendocino County Rancher Dick Drewry
When 85 year-old rancher Richard Drewry was killed, I went home to shoot a documentary about his case and the changes in †my town. Nothing could have…
Nov 23, 2024
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Keely Covello
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Premiere on Capitol Hill
Thoughts on our recent documentary short, its premiere on Capitol Hill, my return to D.C. as an independent journalist, the state of journalism, and the…
Nov 21, 2024
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Keely Covello
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LONESOME LANDS: Gavin Newsom's Attack on Rural California with Keely Covello
Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan sit down with Keely Covello of America Unwon to talk about the corruption around Newsom's attack on rural California.
Feb 3
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STINCHFIELD TONIGHT: Feds step into Potter Valley dam dispute
Watch now | Grant Stinchfield hosts Keely Covello to discuss updates on the latest California water war.
Jan 12
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UNWON 2025: Year in Review
Thank you for being part of my first full year on Substack.
Jan 7
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Keely Covello
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LIKE IT OR NOT PODCAST: Potter Valley Dam Removal
Episode #200 - Potter Valley Dam Removal feat. Keely Covello
Sep 30, 2025
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LONESOME LANDS: Gavin Newsom's Plan to Remove Dams and Destroy Communities
Jim Mundorf and Keely Covello talk about the dams Gavin Newsom is allowing PG&E to destroy on Northern California's Eel River.
Apr 4, 2025
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South Dakota ranching couple indicted by Forest Service for fence in place since 1950
Sep 14, 2024
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Why Los Angeles Is Burning
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Ag Secretary Rollins announces charges against South Dakota ranchers DROPPED
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Mother of the South Dakota rancher facing prison over pre-1950 fence calls on Trump for help
Mar 28, 2025
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BEFORE POINT REYES: In 1997, the Park Service Sent a Blackhawk to Raid the Last Holdout Ranch on Santa Cruz Island
Feb 8, 2025
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A Tale of Tule Elk: What California's Elk Reveal About Dirty Politics and Greenwashed Agendas
Point Reyes and Lake Pillsbury show that California doesn't love wildlife nearly as much as it hates rural Americans.
Feb 23
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Keely Covello
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PRIVATE BUSINESS DECISION? The truth about NGO lawsuits and government water cuts behind Potter Valley dam removals
The real story of backroom deals, bureaucratic red tape, and NGO muscle set to disenfranchise 600,000 water users in California's North Coast.
May 16, 2025
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Keely Covello
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Destroying the Potter Valley Project Won't Save the Salmon: 8 Truths About What Happened to the Eel River
Save the salmon? 8 truths about the downfall of fisheries in the Eel River.
Feb 18, 2025
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Steven Elliott
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President Trump: The American West Needs Your Attention
As Trump takes office again, a look ahead at our generation's fight for the unwon American West.
Jan 21, 2025
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Keely Covello
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