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Clinton flinches under western pressure

April 19, 1993

Environmentalists' euphoria over President Bill Clinton's Western policies came to an abrupt end in late March, when the White House pulled public land reforms from its new budget.

Feature

Oil leases head for Court
Proposed oil and gas leasing on National Forest lands comes under fire.
Arden Trewartha, Steve Hinchman April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Oil firms commandeer badlands
Duncan Energy Inc. builds an illegal road through national grasslands while the Forest Service and the U.S. Attorney's office bicker.
Steve Hinchman April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Chevron takes aim at Uintas
Chevron's widened search for oil into the Uinta mountains threatens the entire range.
Larry Warren April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Fouled water leads to court
Durango, Colo., residents charge that gas production pollutes their wells.
Ken Wright April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Clinton flinches under Western pressure
Environmentalists' euphoria over President Bill Clinton's Western policies came to an abrupt end in late March, when the White House pulled public land reforms from its new budget.
Michael Milstein and Ed Marston April 19, 1993 From the print edition
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Book Reviews

Dollars trail to Colorado
A Conference on western Colorado trails will take place in Grand Junction.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Dump Decision in Colorado
Uravan, Colo, is proposed to house a dumpsite for naturally occurring radioactive waste.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Exploring the Great Basin
Several books on the Great Basin are reviewed: "Hiking the Great Basin' by John Hart; "The Hiker's Guide to Nevada' by Bruce Grubbs and "Nevada Mountain Ranges' by George Wuerthner.
Alex Angelo April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Green at work
Island Press publishes "Green at Work: Finding a Business Career that Works for the Environment'.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Historic powwow
Several Ute tribes will gather for the United Ute Powwow Celebration.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
How to manage the resource
Utah State University will host conference on: Conflicts in Natural Resource Management: Integrating Social and Ecological Concerns.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Looking out for petroglyphs
The Park Service offers a series of monument management conferences at Petroglyph National Monument.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Wagons West
A re-enactment of the Oregon Trail migration of 1843 is planned.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition

News

'Volunteers' poisoned
The Pentagon confirms chemical weapons testing on U.S. soldiers during WWII.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Headway at Headwaters
The West Coast Ancient Forest Activists conference promotes discussion between enviro's and loggers in Oregon.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Legislature's anti-green crusade is sidetracked
The state Senate softens House anti-green legislation in Idaho.
Steve Stuebner April 19, 1993 From the print edition
They're thinking West
Tourism inquiries are up in Wyoming and Montana.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
What rough beast ...
The Lawrence Livermore Lab develops a new process that produces oil shale more cheaply.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Clinton flinches under Western pressure
Higher grazing, logging and mining fees are dropped from the budget.
Michael Milstein, Ed Marston April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Predator control halted
A BLM decision limits predator killing on BLM lands to "emergency control.'
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
An unconventional appointment
Clinton nominates Daniel Beard as the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Owls may protect Southwest forests
The Mexican Spotted Owl is listed as threatened.
Ernie Atencio April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Why Arizonans voted for leg-hold traps
A leg-hold trap ban dies in Arizona's rancher-friendly legislature.
Peter Aleshire April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Defenders magazine fires fiery writer
Michael Frome is axed from the Defenders of Wildlife publication.
Stephen Stuebner April 19, 1993 From the print edition
In NM: Mining reform wins; takings bill loses
A bill passed by the state legislature promises mining reform in New Mexico.
Keith Easthouse April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Too exotic for Wyoming
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department prohibits the introduction of exotic species at a game ranch.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Trawler catches a leviathan
An Oregon fishing boat hooks a submarine.
Staff April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Missile plan shoots for the West
The military wants to launch missiles from Utah into New Mexico.
Paul Larmer April 19, 1993 From the print edition

Opinion

A man and his dog, in search of grace and innocence
Book excerpt: "A Hunter's Road, a Journey with Man and Dog across the American Uplands", by Jim Fergus.
Jim Fergus Opinion April 19, 1993 From the print edition
How we pros covered the summit
Ed Marston reflects on his experience at the Forest Summit in Oregon.
Ed Marston Opinion April 19, 1993 From the print edition
Is the Northwest ready to live within its forests?
A reporter chronicles the events in the Pacific Northwest leading up to the Forest Summit in Oregon.
Paul Koberstein Opinion April 19, 1993 From the print edition

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Road halted near historic ranch
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Yvette La Pierre April 19, 1993 From the print edition
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