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BLM and Forest Service officials say they have little
power to prevent drilling in an area once it’s been
OK’d for leasing, but critics say the government simply
refuses to use its power
by Jodi Peterson,
Sep 04, 2006
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Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth talks about how his
agency has changed over the years, defending current forest
management policies as well as the Service’s dealings with
the energy industry
by Paul Larmer and Greg Hanscom,
Aug 07, 2006
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Western states debate the best way to look after their
roadless areas even as logging, drilling and mining move in on
formerly protected lands
by April Reese,
Jul 24, 2006
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Navajo Nation opens arms to coal-fired Desert Rock power
plant; plan to trade public lands for schools is pulled off table;
EPA has new Homeland Security position
by Laura Paskus,
May 29, 2006
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New interns Sarah Gilman and Brett Wilkison; remembering
Robert E. "Bob" Wolf; HCN potluck in Tucson
by Sarah Gilman, Brett Wilkison and Jodi Peterson,
Jan 23, 2006
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Forest Service accidentally cuts a designated botanical
area in southwest Oregon; California, New Mexico and Oregon sue
Bush administration over repeal of Roadless Rule; Utah won’t
let group test Great Salt Lake fish for mercury; BLM admits grazing
regs need more work
by Jodi Peterson,
Sep 19, 2005
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If the folks who run the Forest Service listened to the
wisdom of their people on the ground, disasters like the Biscuit
Fire logging project would be less likely to occur
by Paul Larmer,
May 16, 2005
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David Tenny of the Department of Agriculture has used his
discretionary powers to alter the master plan for Colorado’s
White River National Forest, lessening its protections for water
and wildlife.
by Bob Berwyn,
Mar 07, 2005
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In trading our public servants for government contractors,
we're cutting the heart out of a public-trust ethic, and showing
there's no faster way to demolish an institution than by parting it
out to the lowest bidder.
by Matt Jenkins,
Apr 26, 2004
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In California, the Forest Service abandons the
collaborative Sierra Nevada Framework in favor of a new management
plan that cuts big trees
by Cosmo Garvin,
Mar 01, 2004
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