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Char Miller

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Char Miller is the W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History at Pomona College, and among his most recent books are "Not So Golden State: Sustainability vs. the California Dream," "The Nature of Hope: Grassroots Organizing, Environmental Justice, and Political Change," "Public Lands, Public Debates: A Century of Controversy," and "Death Valley National Park: A History."

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Front cover of the April 2012 issue of Environmental History | Image: Courtesy Environmental History
The photographic evidence of Fukushima is so painful it's hard to forget.
Fleming Ranch in the San Bernardino National Forest | Photo: Maria Grants/Courtesy Trust for Public Lands
Talk about a Devil's Bargain: Federal money for preserving open space comes from energy production fees.
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It's a sign of the L.A. River's health that we are arguing over what it means.
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Trees are miraculous but they will not solve the riddles of climate change.
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Will the Mojave Desert, which is growing exponentially, have enough water to survive?
A Union Pacific freight train carries goods east near of Palm Springs, California | Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
Resource exploitation and environmental injustice have been central to the 450-year long globalization of the Pacific.
California Gov. Jerry Brown stops to talk to the news media on February 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. | Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Governor Brown is only now getting interested in fracking -- why the delay?
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March 21 is World Forestry Day, a time to recall how essential trees are to planetary health.
Hiking San Dimas Canyon | Photo: Courtesy J. Lopez
Hiking in San Dimas Canyon offers a penetrating look into L.A. County's complicated fire history.
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In eliminating user fees on our public lands, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals damaged the national forests.
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Michael Heizer's LACMA installation called "Levitated Mass" is a troubling reminder of the environmental damage that Earth Art can produce.
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James Mason Hutchings may be a better - and more sustainable - role model than John Muir. Here's why.
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