Although a federal court in Montana recently took away William Perry Pendley’s authority to make decisions as acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, the Wyoming native is currently travelling around the region to let people know his job remains largely the same. Plus, a newly launched digital exhibit explores the similarities in Utah during the 1918 flu pandemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic. And later we begin a series taking a closer look at where water and fire intersect across the West.

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Photo: A firefighter watches the flames in Yellowstone National Park during the 1988 fires. (Jim Peako/National Park Service)

Utah Public Radio: Exhibit Examines Similarities Between Spanish Influenza in Utah, The Current Pandemic

https://www.upr.org/post/exhibit-examines-similarities-between-spanish-influenza-utah-current-pandemic

KHOL: In Yellowstone, America's 'First Water Park,' Decades-Old Blaze Marked Start of Megafire Era

https://891khol.org/in-yellowstone-americas-first-water-park-decades-old-blaze-marked-start-of-megafire-era/