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Posted inAugust 27, 2001: Restoring the range of light

Showdown on the Nevada range

by Jon Christensen August 27, 2001January 24, 2024

Ranchers trespass on public lands, says the BLM

Posted inApril 23, 2001: The Big Blowup

Monuments caught in the crosshairs

by Kirsten Bovee April 23, 2001January 24, 2024

Will Clinton’s designations crumble under Republican attacks?

Posted inDecember 18, 2000: Still here: Can humans help other species defy extinction?

People for the USA! disbands

by Heidi Walters December 18, 2000January 24, 2024

The wise-use movement’s shrillest voice goes silent, but the spirit lives on

Posted inApril 14, 1997: Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

by Paul Larmer April 14, 1997January 24, 2024

The president’s new monument forces southern Utah to face its tourism future.

Posted inSeptember 30, 1996: Can this man break the right's grip on Idaho?

1996: Clinton takes a 1.7 million-acre stand in Utah

by Paul Larmer September 30, 1996January 24, 2024

A Bold Stroke: Clinton takes a 1.7 million-acre stand in Utah

Posted inOctober 3, 1994: Subdividing the desert: Should there be a vote?

Ranchers arrested at wildlife refuge

by Kathie Durbin October 3, 1994January 24, 2024

The arrest of rancher Dwight Hammond for running cattle on a wildlife refuge provokes a wise-use backlash in Oregon.

Posted inMay 16, 1994: Babbitt is trying to nationalize the BLM

A one-man Sagebrush Rebellion

by Staff May 16, 1994January 24, 2024

A Nevada rancher refuses to pay more than $25,000 in fines to the BLM.

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