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    President Biden Takes Office
    A sign in the Jonah Field advertises cheap rates at a deserted motel built for oil and gas workers.
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    A Wyoming County Predicts 'Total Economic Devastation' From Biden Leasing Ban

    Jan 28, 2021
    Most of the oil and gas drilled in Wyoming comes from federal land and communities there are bracing for job losses and school funding cuts in the wake of a Biden administration pause on new leasing.
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    National
    Cliven Bundy listens to other speakers before giving the keynote address to the state convention of the Independent American Party of Nevada, in February 2018.
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    Cliven Bundy Armed Standoff Case Going Back To Court

    May 29, 2020
    A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Friday will hear the government's appeal for a retrial in the case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.
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    Trump Names Official To Lead National Park Service

    Aug 31, 2018

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named the superintendent of Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park to head the National Park Service, a job that has been filled on an acting basis since January 2017.

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    Clark County Unveils Public Land Proposal

    Jun 06, 2018

    Clark County officials have publicly unveiled a land proposal they’ve been working on for more than a year. 

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    Environment And Energy Collaborative
    President Trump speaking at the "Unleashing American Energy" event at the Department of Energy in June 2017. Trump said he wants to reorient toward "American energy dominance."
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    Trump's 'Energy Dominance' Gets Slow Start On Federal Land

    May 13, 2018
    Despite President Trump's pledge to boost oil and gas drilling on federal land, some statistics show there was more activity during the Obama administration.
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    Pardon Effort Fails For Man Imprisoned After Ranch Standoff

    Mar 17, 2018

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — State legislators have rejected efforts to pursue a presidential pardon for a New Hampshire man in prison for his role organizing armed backers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy after a 2014 standoff.

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    Spike and Kelly Goss worry ranchers are being squeezed off public land in the West.
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    In Rural New Mexico, Ranchers Wage Their Battle Through The Courts

    Feb 08, 2018
    Cliven Bundy is calling on other ranchers to rebel against the government after the collapse of a federal conspiracy case against him. But it's unclear how, or even if, other ranchers will respond.
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    Anti-Fracking Suit Seeks To Block BLM Oil Drilling In Nevada

    Sep 18, 2017

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists have filed an anti-fracking lawsuit in Nevada to block an effort to expand oil and gas drilling on federal land.

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    U.S.
    The Laramie range north of Laramie, Wyo., is a mix of private and public lands run by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. About half of all the land in Wyoming is controlled by the federal government.
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    Push To Transfer Federal Lands To States Has Sportsmen On Edge

    Jan 05, 2017
    Wyoming has become a flash point in the debate over whether federal public lands should be turned over to states. Sportsmen are worried they'll lose access to the lands if states are forced to sell.
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    Conservatives Seek Ally In Trump In Western Land Disputes

    Dec 15, 2016

    Conservatives who have long complained about the government's control of vast Western lands hope they’ll have a new ally in Donald Trump.

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    Acquittal Of 7 Occupiers Poses Questions On Fate Of 7 More

    Nov 08, 2016

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The acquittal of seven people who took over a federal wildlife refuge in a 41-day armed standoff with authorities raises questions about what prosecutors will do with seven more defendants in the same case who are going to court in February.

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    Lawyer Says Bundy Had No Problem With Employees

    Oct 19, 2016

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The attorney for Ammon Bundy told jurors his client is being falsely accused as a conspirator.

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    Ammon Bundy's Lawyers Seek To Stop Trial Amid Appeals

    Sep 30, 2016

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ammon Bundy's federal conspiracy trial resumed despite a motion from his lawyers seeking a postponement until a court rules on their appeals.

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    Around the Nation
    Nalen inspects a damaged petroglyph at a Native American cultural site near Pahrump, Nev.
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    Federal Officers Face Hostility Amid Tension Over Control Of Federal Lands

    Sep 13, 2016
    A reported spike in threats, intimidation and harassment toward federal officers in the rural West makes for a challenging work environment for one law enforcement ranger in southern Nevada.
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    House Members Discuss Red Tape On Las Vegas-Area Federal Lands

    Jul 27, 2016

    NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Congressional officials meeting in North Las Vegas are discussing how to reduce hurdles to developing federally owned lands in urban areas.

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    The Latest: Utah Militia Leader Kept In Jail

    Jul 22, 2016

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah militia group leader accused of trying to blow up a federally owned cabin in Arizona failed in his latest attempt to be let out of jail pending trial.

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    Agency OK With Race Through Nevada Desert; Critics Cry Foul

    Jul 07, 2016

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are crying foul over federal land managers' initial conclusion they have no environmental concerns about an off-road race planned next month across 650 miles of Nevada desert and through part of a new national monument.

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    U.S.
    A truck displaying a bumper sticker at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters on Jan. 5 near Burns, Ore. Armed anti-federalists took over the wildlife refuge in Oregon for 41 days. <strong></strong>The occupation ended on Feb. 11.
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    Utah Sheriffs Threaten To Arrest Rangers If They Try To Close Public Lands

    May 31, 2016
    Clashes over grazing rights continue. Local sheriffs will give you an earful about how they believe environmental extremists have taken over federal agencies. But this is more than just a turf battle.
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    U.S.
    Jeannette's husband, Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, was killed as federal authorities arrested militants at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge earlier this year. She says she knows the choice of whether her family stays in the cattle business may not be hers to make.
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    Even With Bundy Behind Bars, 'Range War' Lives On For Some Ranchers

    May 25, 2016

    Cliven Bundy and many of his militia followers are now in jail, but some Western ranchers vow to continue defying the federal government when it comes to cattle grazing on public lands.

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    Occupier Pleads Guilty: 'Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don't'

    May 20, 2016

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Nevada man who participated in the armed occupation of an Oregon bird sanctuary has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.

    In exchange for Corey Lequieu's plea, prosecutors agreed to drop weapons charges.

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    Refuge Occupiers Concerned About Liberal Portland Jury

    May 05, 2016

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers for those who occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon this winter are concerned a jury comprised of people from the greater Portland area won't be impartial.

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    The Latest: Judge Scrubs Trial Date In Bundy Case In Nevada

    Apr 25, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — There won't be a federal trial next month in Las Vegas for rancher Cliven Bundy and 18 other defendants in an armed confrontation with government officers two years ago.

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    Trial Date In Question In Bundy Standoff Case In Nevada

    Apr 22, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in Nevada is considering whether trial can be held next month in Las Vegas for rancher Cliven Bundy and 18 other defendants in an armed confrontation with government officers two years ago.

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    2 Bundy Sons Lose Bid For Release Ahead Of Trial In Nevada

    Apr 21, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in Las Vegas says two sons of rancher Cliven Bundy who are accused of leading an armed confrontation with government officers in Nevada in April 2014 will remain in custody pending trial.

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    2 Bundys Seeking Release From Jail In Nevada Standoff Case

    Apr 20, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A son of rancher Cliven Bundy wants more time to prepare to seek release from federal custody pending trial in an armed confrontation with government agents in Nevada two years ago.

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