2026-07-20

Today's Crosscut

Grazing on Public Land

Federal officials are rewriting the rules to squeeze more cattle onto public land while shutting out local voices, but old bones from Crete show that ancient cities thrived by letting a mix of herders share the grass.

The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement × Goat’s Tooth Shows That Ancient Greek Food Economy Was More Complicated Than Researchers Thought