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  • Park sues notorious developer

    Officials at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park plan to sue to keep TDX, a corporation with ties to notorious developer Tom Chapman, from developing an inholding on the park's south rim.

    by Ali Macalady, Dec 18, 2000

  • Park boss gored by grazing feud

    Former Dinosaur National Monument Superintendent Dennis Ditmanson's attempt to resolve a long-lasting grazing conflict with the ranching Mantle family leads to criticism from staffers and environmentalists.

    by Matt Jenkins, Oct 22, 2001

  • A road through a national monument?

    In New Mexico, Albuquerque's new mayor, Martin Chavez, has renewed support for building a controversial road through Petroglyph National Monument.

    by Krissy Clark, Apr 01, 2002

  • A test case on access

    Jack and Stephanie McFarland sue when Glacier National Park officials deny them a special permit to snowmobile into their park inholding.

    by Ron Selden, Feb 28, 2000

  • Monumental chaos

    New Mexico's Petroglyph National Monument is threatened by problems that include the runaway growth of the neighboring city of Albuquerque, disagreements over how to manage the resource, and a controversial, embattled superintendent, Judith Cordova.

    by Cathy Robbins, Oct 25, 1999

  • Bypass bickering

    Fred Dexter of Nevada's Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club is crusading against a planned four-lane bridge over the Colorado River at Sugarloaf Mountain in the Lake Mead Recreation Area.

    by Tim Sullivan, Nov 06, 2000

  • Politicians talk tough

    Colorado's congressional delegation calls for a get-tough policy toward real estate developer Tom Chapman after a billboard advertising lots for sale appears on the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument.

    by Tim Westby, Aug 02, 1999

  • Tom Chapman: A small-town boy who made good

    Modern-day "robber barons" such as Tom Chapman will continue to blackmail taxpayers by threatening to develop wilderness and park inholdings - unless land-management agencies summon the will to fight back.

    by Ed Marston, Aug 02, 1999

  • Resort may crowd Mount Rainier

    Locals and environmentalists are concerned about development plans for a 400-acre resort right next to Mount Rainier National Park and the little town of Ashford, Wash.

    by Ali Macalady, Oct 11, 1999

  • Bill would redraw the boundaries of national monument

    Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg, R, wants to yank private lands out of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, but some local ranchers fear his bill will just make it harder for them to sell their property.

    by Mark Matthews, Oct 27, 2003
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