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    Mining reform moves closer

    The House of Represenatives passes a bill to reform the 1872 Mining Law.

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    Groups say rich ranchers get free ride

    Environmental groups charge that BLM land is overgrazed by cattle owned by Hewlett-Packard electronics moguls.

  • Book Reviews

    A silver lining

    University of Montana economist Thomas Michael Power says the mining reform bill proposed by Rep. Nick Rahall will help the West economically.

  • News

    Wyoming ranch changes hands

    Ownership of the Red Canyon Ranch in Wyoming will be transferred to The Nature Conservancy.

  • News

    Golden opportunity splits rural town

    The possible construction of the Crown Jewel mine divides a community in Okanogan County, Wash.

  • News

    Babbitt seeks local approach to grazing reform

    A group of Colorado ranchers and environmentalists tell Bruce Babbitt they can solve grazing reform gridlock.

  • Related Stories

    Seeking Treasure in Butte's trash

    Metanetix, Mycotech and other companies see opportunity in cleaning up Butte's Superfund site.

  • News

    Senate dukes it out with Babbitt

    Western senators and ranchers are trying to kill Babbitt's grazing reform package.

  • News

    Did Grizzlies fleece rancher?

    Wyoming rancher blames a grizzly for his loss of over 200 sheep.

  • News

    Miners drop 490,000 claims to avoid fees

    A mining reform implemented by Congress and enforced by the BLM causes miners to abandon 50 percent of their claims.

  • News

    1872 Mining Law comes calling on Sun Valley

    The possibility of a new gold mine near Sun Valley ski area in Idaho causes a controversy over land use priorities.

  • News

    Lost money in Utah

    The BLM comes under fire from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance for misplacing $1.2 million in grazing fees.

  • News

    Showdown on the range

    Legislators will decide the fate of Bruce Babbitt's Rangeland Reform "94 package.

  • News

    Ranchers block public land in Wyoming

    Ranchers block hunter access to a federal grazing allotment in Wyoming despite a BLM mandate.

  • Feature

    Mining Reform: Searching for common ground

    Gold miner John Livermore, and Sierra Club mining expert Glenn Miller join forces to find a solution to Nevada's mining troubles.

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