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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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Colorado developer Tom Chapman is marketing an inholding
in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, advertising it
online on eBay while the federal government scurries to meet his
price
by Gail Binkly,
Sep 01, 2003
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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