Results for keyword: Military
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See the secret desert
In Culver City, Calif., the Center for Land Use Interpretation is featuring an exhibit on Nevada's Nellis Air Force Bombing and Gunnery Range, home of the notorious - and mysterious - Area 51.
by Karen Mockler, Oct 25, 1999 -
Senator jumps the gun for the military
Environmentalists and other critics are irate at Sen. John McCain's proposal to allow the military use of 3 million acres of public land in Arizona and New Mexico, including the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona.
by Keri Watson And Greg Hanscom, Jul 05, 1999 -
A grudge against sludge
In eastern Colorado, farmers are upset by an EPA plan to transform hazardous waste from a Denver Superfund site into fertilizer to be spread on fields near Deer Trail.
by Jillian Lloyd, Jun 21, 1999 -
Air Force lands a deal
Idaho's Land Board turns down an environmental group's $5,000 bid in favor of the Air Force's $10 bid on the Juniper Butte area, which the Air Force seeks for a training range.
by Rocky Barker, Mar 29, 1999 -
Locals work to tame the Air Force
Activist Grace Potorti has spent the last 15 years as a watchdog on the military in Nevada, and her efforts have helped to bring about reform at Nellis Air Force Base.
by Stanley Yung, Mar 15, 1999 -
Top gun seeks more of the high desert
A BLM plan to expand jet training outside of Nevada's Dixie Valley has angered almost everyone on the high desert.
by Stanley Yung, Dec 07, 1998 -
Air Force drops a sweetheart deal onto ranch land
The U.S. Air Force plans to offer Idaho rancher Bert Brackett around $1 million to turn his grazing allotment into a bombing range.
by Taffeta Elliott, Aug 31, 1998 -
Bombers battled from the ground
In northern New Mexico, residents battle Air Force plans for a new bombing range.
by Taffeta Elliott, Aug 03, 1998 -
Locals battle military planes
In Colorado's Wet Mountain Valley, activists fight a Colorado Airspace Initiative that would allow more frequent overflights for military training.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jun 08, 1998 -
Training and bombing range expansions at a glance
Proposed military expansions in various Western states.
by Staff, Apr 13, 1998






