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January 4, 2016

Armed protesters in Oregon land fight give demands as ranchers head to prison

The armed protesters who stormed a wildlife refuge in Oregon listed their demands at a news conference Monday, while giving their group a name: Citizens for Constitutional Freedom.

December 20, 2015

Westerners fear monumental land grab by Obama administration

Utah officials are scrambling to prevent the Obama administration from locking down thousands of acres of land in their backyard, as federal officials consider up to a dozen possible national monument designations – all in western states.

December 20, 2015

New Mexico ranching family tells feds: Don’t fence us out

For more than a century, the Lucero family has grazed livestock in the majestic landscape near Fenton Lake in the Santa Fe National Forest. They started with sheep and, in the 1920s, switched to cattle.

December 20, 2015

GOP challengers see opportunity in California water crisis

Two Republican challengers to incumbent California Gov. Jerry Brown say that the state's government failed to properly prepare for what they call a forseeable drought crisis. 

December 20, 2015

Land protection credits come under fire in Virginia

Conservation easements that supposedly protect Virginia lands from development are coming under increasing fire for abusive practices.

December 20, 2015

Defense bill hits snag over land swaps, wilderness

Quick passage of a sweeping defense policy bill hit a snag on Wednesday over public lands, dividing Senate Republicans.

December 2, 2015

Dallas group set to auction permit to hunt rhino

Hunt the black rhino to save the black rhino.

December 2, 2015

Project could revive deer on reservation land

The sprawling Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian reservation in the western part of North Carolina has been trying for years to bring back a cultural symbol: White-tailed deer.

November 30, 2015

California fire officials using drone to help fight monster Yosemite blaze

Fire commanders battling a giant blaze around Yosemite National Park said Thursday that they would maintain use of a Predator drone to give them early views of any new flare-ups across the remote and rugged landscape..

November 29, 2015

Florida cattle ranchers seek locally grown label

Under the "Fresh From Florida" marketing campaign offered by the state's agriculture officials to stores and consumers, people are encouraged to buy things that are grown and raised in the Sunshine State.