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  • Western legislatures grab for control of public lands

    Western legislatures grab for control of public lands

    Some Western states are rekindling the Sagebrush Rebellion and demanding ownership of federal lands -- but it's not just about local control.

    by Jodi Peterson, May 16, 2012
  • Western legislative roundup

    Western legislative roundup

    Some recent Western legislative highlights are noted, accompanied by quotes from the legislators involved.

    by Jodi Peterson, May 14, 2012
  • Selling what's priceless is the nuttiest idea of all

    Selling what's priceless is the nuttiest idea of all

    Some Western legislators want to sell off our public lands -- an idea that is not only impractical, but contrary to the desires of most Westerners. Subscribers only

    by Jeff Welsch, May 10, 2012
  • War on The West: The sequel

    War on The West: The sequel

    Life is going get even harder for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as modern-day Sagebrush Rebels try to re-ignite a “War on the West.”

    by Paul Larmer, Jan 27, 2011
  • Utah's Sagebrush Rebellion capital mellows as animal-lovers and enviros move in

    Utah's Sagebrush Rebellion capital mellows as animal-lovers and enviros move in

    Kane County, Utah, heart of the Sagebrush Rebellion and an off-road vehicle paradise, is also home to a growing number of environmentalists, hikers and animal lovers.

    by Joshua Zaffos, Jan 24, 2011
  • Changeable weather

    Changeable weather

    Western environmentalists get good news about Yucca Mountain, but face challenges from state legislatures. Also: Americans finally reduce their driving miles.

    by Ray Ring , Mar 17, 2009

  • The Sagebrush Rebels ride again -- and again

    Despite the rhetoric of the Sagebrush Rebel lawyers, most of today’s Westerners understand that the public land is a national resource that belongs to all of us.

    by Paul Larmer, Dec 10, 2007

  • Rebels with a Lost Cause

    The fiercely conservative lawyers of the Sagebrush Rebellion continue to fight against environmental regulations, but despite all their sound and fury, very little has changed on the public lands.

    by Ray Ring, Dec 10, 2007
 

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