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    Open sesame, grazing boards

    Public must be permitted to attend Utah's grazing advisory board meetings.

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    Mining reform: dead or alive?

    Chances for reform of the 1872 Mining Law this year recede as Congress prepares to adjourn.

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    Judge rocks Montana's open-pit mines

    Montana judge rules that reclamation at open-pit mines in the state must include the pit itself.

  • Book Reviews

    Dueling studies

    An injunction to prohibit grazing in habitat for endangered salmon provokes opposing studies.

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    Busted town pursues industrial recreation

    Anaconda wants to boost its economy by building a golf course on top of its tailings piles.

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    Rancher finds fame expensive

    Rancher Marcus Rudnick loses libel lawsuit about criticism of his grazing practices.

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    Cattle kicked off salmon range

    To protect spawning salmon, cattle are removed from four Oregon allotments.

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    Ranchers face competition

    Oregon okays bidding agains ranchers for leases on state-owned land.

  • Book Reviews

    A calm book on diet, health and the environment

    Peter R. Cheeke's book Impacts of Livestock Production takes a thoughtful look at grazing.

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    Mega coal mine proposed again in Utah

    Andalex Resources Inc. plans huge coal mine on the Kaiparowits Plateau.

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    Return of the rustlers

    Cattle rustling apparently on the increase, Wyoming State Livestock Board says.

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    BLM reversed on grazing permit transfer

    In Oregon, 500,000 acres of public grazing land in limbo after Department of Interior Board of Land Appeals overturns BLM decision to transfer permits to new MC Ranch owners.

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    The West's grazing war grinds on

    Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's grazing reform compromise opposed by ranchers all over the West; but Babbitt, with some Congressional and gubernatorial support, may stand firm.

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    Elk ranchers escape from Colorado's Division of Wildlife

    Colorado Division of Wildlife says new law won't provide adequate protection against cross-breeding between domesticated and wild elk herds.

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    Gold mines are sucking aquifers dry

    Gold mines are dewatering aquifers along Nevada's Humboldt River.

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