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    New Santa Fe mayor says: "This town is not for sale'

    Debbie Jaramillo elected Santa Fe's new mayor on promise to rein in development.

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    Baca is back

    Jim Baca hopes to become New Mexico governor.

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    Jim Baca says the Department of Interior is in deep trouble

    Fired BLM chief critical of his agency and Bruce Babbitt.

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    BLM chief Jim Baca leaves amidst cheers and boos

    After nine months as BLM chief, Jim Baca is forced to resign amid controversy.

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    DOE unlocks some classified data

    Department of Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary launches an "openness initiative' that reveals the DOE's sordid past.

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    How many are there?

    The House of Represenatives passes a bill to launch the National Biological Survey.

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    Hail to the chief

    Wildlife biologist Jack Ward Thomas is appointed as the new chief of the Forest Service.

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    Some in West want Bruce Babbitt's head

    A group of ranchers calls for Bruce Babbitt's resignation, charging misconduct and dirty politics.

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    Recall defeated in Utah

    Members of the Grand County Council beat back a recall vote, despite a well-financed campaign.

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    Robertson out, Unger in, Thomas in limbo

    Clinton selects replacements for the Chief and Associate Chief of the Forest Service.

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    Western politics heat up

    Political races in Idaho and Wyoming heat up after Gov. Cecil Andrus and Sen. Malcolm Wallop retire.

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    A job for a feminist

    Tara O'Toole is confirmed as assistant secretary for environment, health and safety after being blackballed by Sen. Malcolm Wallop as a radical.

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    Oregon legislative session is a wash

    Several land-use bills cause division and compromise among wise-use and environmental groups in Oregon's state legislature.

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    Moving up at the BLM

    Jim Baca appoints an African American woman, Denise Meridith, as his second-in-command at the BLM.

  • Essays

    Babbit is no Stegner or Abbey

    An essay on whether or not Babbitt is helping the environment at the Interior Department.

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