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Char Miller

@charmiller4.bsky.social
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Environmental historian| Pomona College|books: Burn Scars (2024)/Natural Consequences (2022)/West Side Rising (2021) | lucky grandpa

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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Stop the USDA "Reorganization"! Sign the letter to urge that USDA Protect Federal Workers, Our Food System, and the Public
An open letter to: The Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture The Honorable Stephen A. Vaden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independe...
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’m grateful to @time for chance to make this argument: time.com/article/2026...
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The Case Against Fireworks
America’s most dangerous holiday tradition must change with the times, writes Char Miller.
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The best cheesemongers. Ever. Angelenos—go! “Life can suck at times, but you know what's good? Cheese." www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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"Life can suck at times, but you know what's good? Cheese."
Lydia Clarke navigates co-owning two California cheese shops and a bar amid tariffs and a decline in business in downtown Los Angeles.
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Oregon State University Press @osupress.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Char Miller, author of "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" talks about California wildfires on #TheAcademicMinute during Pomona College Week.🔥
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Char Miller, Pomona College – Why is California on Fire? academicminute.org/char-miller-... The speedy version...
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Char Miller, Pomona College - Why is California on Fire? - The Academic Minute
On Pomona College Week: Wildfires in California have a long history. Char Miller, W. M. Keck professor of environmental analysis and history, examines this. Char Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of ...
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Oregon State University Press @osupress.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann talks with OSU Press author Char Miller (@charmiller4.bsky.social) about his recent book "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Take a listen: beav.es/x4M.
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Tesla Takedown: claremont-courier.com/latest-news/...
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What Elon Musk has wrought | Claremont COURIER
by Char Miller | Special to the Courier The significance of the news that San Bernardino County has closed the Tesla Supercharger station in Upland is
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The San Antonio Flood of 1921 Held Lessons We Refuse to Learn www.texasobserver.org/san-antonio-... - With thanks to the @Texas Observer for the chance to see the past in the present.
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The San Antonio Flood of 1921 Held Lessons We Refuse to Learn
There is nothing unknown about what triggered the brutal Hill Country flood of 2025 and so many others dating back to the nineteenth century.
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
San Antonio Friends: If you subscribe to EN, this will appear in Sunday's paper (and now online). Alas, behind a paywall otherwise By not being proactive, Texas and Kerr County contributed significantly to disaster www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
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Texas officials ignored what the Guadalupe has been telling us for years
This horrific flood has been heartbreaking, but not surprising.
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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
"Probes the long efforts to suppress #fire." Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to editor @charmiller4.bsky.social & @osupress.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Look! His and hers No Kings signs! ❌👑 #nokings
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
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Thank you, Senator Padilla
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Want to join me for this May Day Strong event?
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Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/jooM4MWU
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Join me on April 5th
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Oregon State University Press @osupress.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
@cbsnews.com talks to Char Miller (@charmiller4.bsky.social ) , editor of "Burn Scars," on #EyeOnAmerica! www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/los...
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Quick rebuild sought after Los Angeles wildfires, but same risks threaten new disasters
"If you build back exactly the same way, expect the same result," one expert says.
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Sierra Forever (Formerly Eastern Sierra Interpretive Assoc.) @sierra4ever.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Feb 3, at 6:30pm: Mono Basin Historical Soc to host @sierra4ever Board Member & Author Char Miller for a 1hr Zoom talk on his book, “Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression.” Non-MBHS members, pls request Zoom link from curator@monobasinhistory.org. Buy book at shop.sierraforever.org.
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Oregon State University Press @osupress.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
"SoCal Wildfires Explained" with @charmiller4.bsky.social , author of BURN SCARS: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF FIRE SUPPRESSION, FROM COLONIAL ORIGINS TO THE RESURGENCE OF CULTURAL BURNING, on @ktla.com . beav.es/G6B
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Professor explains why wildfires were unstoppable
People are searching for answers about the causes of wildfires and why we weren't able to contain them before they wreaked havoc on our communities. Char Miller, professor of environmental analysis and history at Pomona College, shared his insights and explained why there was nothing anyone could have done once the fires started. Be sure to check out his newest book, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning." For more information on Professor Miller, visit Pomona.edu or follow him on Facebook. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Jan. 14, 2025.
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