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Judge Blocks Trump From Easing Energy Rules In US West

Oct 17, 2019

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from easing rules on mining, drilling and grazing across millions of acres in seven Western states, saying such activities left unchecked were likely to harm a struggling bird species.

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US Land Managers Designate Grazing Projects In 6 West States

Mar 27, 2018

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers have designated 11 demonstration projects in six Western states in a bid to create more flexibility for grazing livestock on public range.

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Farmer Wendy Johnson markets hogs, chickens, eggs and seasonal turkeys. She also grows organic row crops at Joia Food Farm near Charles City, Iowa.

How, And Why, Some Farmers Are Bringing Livestock Back To The Prairie

Aug 01, 2017

Some farmers are grazing different types of animals on the same land in a carefully controlled pattern, which ideally will enhance animal welfare and also help regenerate the landscape.

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Utah Militia Leader Planned To Bomb US-Owned Cabin, FBI Says

Jun 24, 2016

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal authorities say a Utah militia group leader with ties to Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has been charged with trying to blow up a federally owned cabin in rural Arizona.

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Sandoval Urges Relaxed Grazing Restrictions As Drought Wanes

May 30, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Brian Sandoval is urging the Bureau of Land Management to reconsider livestock grazing restrictions in northeast Nevada, saying they may be unwarranted given a wet winter that has drought conditions on the mend.

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Grouse Suit Seeks To Block New Fences On BLM Land In Nevada

Apr 05, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing the Bureau of Land Management to block construction of fences in northern Nevada that they say are intended to appease livestock ranchers at the risk of harming sage grouse and the drought-stricken federal rangeland.

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Bighorn Ruling Could Have Impact On Western Grazing

Mar 21, 2016

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recognizing a connection between bighorn sheep die-offs and diseases transmitted by domestic sheep could have far-reaching effects on federal grazing allotments in the West.