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Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Interior cancels conservation ‘use’ rule BILLINGS — The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land. The 2024 rule adopted under former President Joe Biden was meant…
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With the deadline missed, Bureau of Reclamation plans to move forward on Colorado River operations
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Feb. 14 was no Valentine for the seven states of the Colorado River, which failed to come up with an agreement by that deadline on how to manage the dwindling water resource beginning Oct. 1. The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation on Saturday announced it would move forward with a…
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Out West Roundup: Huskers’ message to white nationalist: ‘Hate Will Never Win’
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Nebraska Huskers’ message to white nationalist: ‘Hate Will Never Win’ OMAHA – The Nebraska men’s basketball team plans to take a public stand opposing the views of a university student who calls himself a white nationalist in a widely distributed online video. Coach Tim Miles said Friday the team planned to wear T-shirts reading “Hate…
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Out West Roundup: Montana must rewrite transgender bathroom ballot description
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Montana Montana must rewrite transgender bathroom ballot description HELENA, Montana – The Montana Supreme Court ordered the state attorney general to rewrite ballot language for an initiative that would require people to use public restrooms and locker rooms designated for their gender at birth. The court ruled in a challenge from the American Civil Liberties…