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  • Babbitt in his words

    Babbitt speaks out on multiple use policy, the BLM and western water policy.

  • Interference in environmental programs by political appointees

    Excerpts from the House subcommittee staff report reveal details of of Lorraine Mintzmyer's transfer and changes to Yellowstone's "Vision' document.

  • Conspiracy destroyed a Vision for Yellowstone

    A Bush administration conspiracy destroys a plan for environmental protection in Yellowstone and costs a Park Service official her job.

  • Wolves in Idaho

    The Fish and Wildlife Service is slow to confirm wolf sightings, which could affect wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone.

  • Western visions

    Conference on environment, land use and alternative economic strategies planned in Boulder.

  • Seeds of change

    The book "Seeds of Change' examines massive agricultural changes arising from contact between the continents.

  • Queen salmon tours Northwest

    A theater troupe will perform "biologically explicit' musical comedy.

  • Mutual aid

    'Making A Change: A Student Guide to Social Change Internships in the Northern Rockies', describes internships in the west.

  • Forest watchdogs in Montana

    The forest-watchdog group, Gold Creek Resources Protection Association, wins its first battle in a timber fight against the Burnt Bridge Timber Sale.

  • Avalanche alert

    Silverton will host another avalanche training course.

  • Nuclear power gets gassed

    The Washington Public Power Supply System is too expensive, says the Bonneville Power Administration.

  • Justice in Nevada

    The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 helps nab a pot hunter.

  • FAA limits canyon flights, yet again

    The FAA agrees to strictly enforce flight-free zones over the Grand Canyon.

  • Action in Idaho

    Four species of Snake River snails and a limpets are now under Endangered Species Act Protection.

  • Wyomingites shoot to kill M-44s

    An Animal Damage Control plan to use M-44s to poison animals is under fire in Wyoming.

  • Washington rancher spurns subdividers

    A rancher decides to preserve land by selling it to the Bureau of Land Management rather than selling out to developers.

  • Hikers are fenced out of wilderness

    A housing development blocks access to Arizona's Coronado National Forest.

  • Storms sweep West

    The National Weather Service reports that precipitation is above normal in Utah and Arizona.

  • How many bears?

    A Colorado Division of Wildlife study will count black bears on Black Mesa.

  • Colorado mining industry strikes again

    According to th EPA, bonds from the Summitville Consolidated Mining Co. don't cover hazardous waste cleanup costs.

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