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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.
 • Keely Covello
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.
 • Keely Covello
Q&A: Addressing Myths About the Potter Valley Dams
Activists want the dams out because they say it will benefit the environment. Here's the reality.
 • Keely Covello
GUEST WRITER: Destroying the Potter Valley Project Won't Save the Salmon: 8 Truths About What Happened to the Eel River
What really happened to the salmon? A local expert speaks up.
 • Steven Elliott
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.
 • Keely Covello
Why We Need Independent Journalists from Rural, Ranching America
I started UNWON to shine a light on the people who build, feed, clothe, and defend a nation; the ones you can't see from the road.
 • Keely Covello
The Truth About Grass-Fed Beef
In the United States, the vast majority of cattle spend nearly their entire lives grazing grass on extensive rangelands.
The War on Beef: How Incrementalism Kills Liberty
Shad Sullivan is the private property rights committee chair of R-CALF USA, the nation's largest nonprofit trade association exclusively representing…
 • Shad Sullivan
The Feminist Case Against Abortion
In the final days of her campaign, Kamala Harris is running strong on support from young women who have been told their autonomy is at stake, although…
 • Keely Covello
2024 Voting Guide for Hunters & Fishermen
Three key bills on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, and Florida will impact state hunting & fishing rights.
AMANDA RADKE: Why South Dakotans Must Vote "No" on RL21
Contrary to what proponents of RL21 will tell you, this government grift is greenwashing at best, using your tax dollars, for a land grab.
 • Amanda Radke
Cattle Ranching Is the Most Decentralized Sector in U.S. Agriculture. Will It Survive Another 100 Years?
Scapegoat of the jet set crowd, the lone American Cowboy is easy pickings.
 • Keely Covello
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