In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA 02) about why water rights are such a hot-button issue in California politics, how he became an advocate for public lands and the environment, and how to prioritize your outrage in the age of Trump.

* This week in Western history: The Mormon handcart pioneers

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Producer/host: Aaron Weiss

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA 02) about why water rights are such a hot-button issue in California politics, how he became an advocate for public lands and the environment, and how to prioritize your outrage in the age of Trump.

* This week in Western history: The Mormon handcart pioneers

Feedback: [email protected]

Producer/host: Aaron Weiss

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with archaeologist Jonathan Till, curator at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Utah. Jonathan explains the history of human settlement in the Bears Ears region.

Also in this episode:

* David Bernhardt’s conflicts of interest, part 1 and part 2

* Under Trump, inconvenient data is being sidelined

* Leave your comments about Bears Ears at monumentsforall.org or regulations.gov

Host/producer: Aaron Weiss

Feedback: [email protected]

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with archaeologist Jonathan Till, curator at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Utah. Jonathan explains the history of human settlement in the Bears Ears region.

Also in this episode:

* David Bernhardt’s conflicts of interest, part 1 and part 2

* Under Trump, inconvenient data is being sidelined

* Leave your comments about Bears Ears at monumentsforall.org or regulations.gov

Host/producer: Aaron Weiss

Feedback: [email protected]

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with archaeologist Jonathan Till, curator at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Utah. Jonathan explains the history of human settlement in the Bears Ears region.

Also in this episode:

* David Bernhardt’s conflicts of interest, part 1 and part 2

* Under Trump, inconvenient data is being sidelined

* Leave your comments about Bears Ears at monumentsforall.org or regulations.gov

Host/producer: Aaron Weiss

Feedback: [email protected]

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with Montana Senator Jon Tester about his bill to ban mining near the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, and whether it’s possible for senators to work across the aisle in the current political climate.

This week in Western history: Calamity Jane

Host/producer: Aaron Weiss

Feedback: [email protected]

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with Montana Senator Jon Tester about his bill to ban mining near the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, and whether it’s possible for senators to work across the aisle in the current political climate.

This week in Western history: Calamity Jane

Host/producer: Aaron Weiss

Feedback: [email protected]

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a conversation with Montana Senator Jon Tester about his bill to ban mining near the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, and whether it’s possible for senators to work across the aisle in the current political climate.

This week in Western history: Calamity Jane

Host/producer: Aaron Weiss

Feedback: [email protected]

Music: Purple Planet

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, Obama administration veterans Christy Goldfuss and Kate Kelly take us behind the scenes of the creation of Bears Ears and other national monuments, and give us their take on President Trump’s executive order targeting dozens of monument designations dating back more than 20 years.

Goldfuss was the managing director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, while Kelly was a senior advisor to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. Both are now at the Center for American Progress.

More:

* Map: The national monuments President Trump could try to eliminate

* Law Professor Mark Squillace explains the Antiquities Act

Five things you need to know about President Trump’s executive order on national monuments

This week in Western history: James P. Beckwourth

In this episode of Go West, Young Podcast, Obama administration veterans Christy Goldfuss and Kate Kelly take us behind the scenes of the creation of Bears Ears and other national monuments, and give us their take on President Trump’s executive order targeting dozens of monument designations dating back more than 20 years.

Goldfuss was the managing director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, while Kelly was a senior advisor to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. Both are now at the Center for American Progress.

More:

* Map: The national monuments President Trump could try to eliminate

* Law Professor Mark Squillace explains the Antiquities Act

Five things you need to know about President Trump’s executive order on national monuments

This week in Western history: James P. Beckwourth