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Flawed in Oregon
The Wilderness Society blasts the BLM for management plans for Oregon forests.
by John Rosapepe, Feb 08, 1993 -
Dead and dying trees
A Forest Products Industry report proposes cutting more trees.
by Paul Larmer, Feb 08, 1993 -
Bring back the West
A Western Literature Association conference is held in Kansas.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
A ridge too far
A Santa Fe ski area wants to expand, despite pressure from the Ski Area Containment Coalition.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
A frank discussion
A conference on the Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness is held
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Tortoises, cattle race toward court
Wise Use attorney Karen Budd's effort to overturn BLM grazing cutbacks could affect the endangered desert tortoise and the Endangered Species Act.
by Shahn Towers, Feb 08, 1993 -
Wild horse wranglers win
Four Western Shoshone ranchers are found not guilty of herding wild horses by helicopter.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Turbulent Mt. Graham
The Mt. Graham telescope project is threatened by wind.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Cities wield clout in Colorado
Agriculture secretary, Edward Madigan, blocks a plan to secure water for fish.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Cheeky protesters cleared
Earth First!ers are cleared of mooning charges.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Aluminum workers and cancer
A study links aluminum production to cancer in factory workers.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Nevada fences out hot waste, for now
A low-level nuclear waste dump closes in Beatty, Nevada.
by Jon Christensen, Feb 08, 1993 -
Developers in green clothing
Counterfeit green groups are unveiled.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Blackfoot River Valley may get huge mine
Senator Max Baucus stands to profit more from mining on his ranch property than the public gains on its public lands under the 1872 Mining Law.
by Jack Thorndike, Feb 08, 1993 -
Back to the bushes
Waste disposal problems cause two chalets at Glacier National Park to close.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Utah rejects nuclear dump
Utah rejects a high-level nuclear waste dump slated for San Juan County.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Utah county sweeps away old guard
Grand County will elect a seven-member commission to replace the old county council.
by Florence Williams, Feb 08, 1993 -
The ban stays
Ranchers want New Mexico State Land Commissioner Jim Baca to lift a ban on killing predators.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Wolves and Colorado
The Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Plan could include Colorado.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993 -
Utah ferrets out reintroduction plan
Biologists hope to release 45 black-footed ferrets in northeastern Utah.
by Staff, Feb 08, 1993






