A Familiar Story We Keep Repeating Dust storms and degraded landscapes are not relics of the 1930s—they are ongoing realities. The conditions may look different, and the impacts may feel less immediate, but the underlying processes remain the same. After the Dust Bowl, we invested heavily in soil science. We built institutions, created conservation programs, and developed technologies designed to protect soil. For more than 90 years, we have expanded these efforts—measuring,