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Feds fight to keep names of ranchers with grazing permits secret

By Kristen Lombardi

Public land grazing elicits some pretty damning declarations. Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt once called livestock grazing “

Excerpts from this story referencing "Land Management":

"… ain the names of permit holders from the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which oversees public land grazing. The battle dates back to August …"

"… DATA:What: Identities of livestock grazing permit holdersWhere: Bureau of Land ManagementAvailability: Not available to publicFormat: N/AUsability: N/AThe Data Mine …"

More transparency needed about BLM lease protests

By Julie Vorman

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) failure to keep detailed records about protests against its federal land lease sales to energy compani

Excerpts from this story referencing "Land Management":

"… ild areas near cities could be more effectively managed (OIG) …"

Europe’s new pesticide regulations leave America in the dust

By Jillian Olsen

The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last week in favor of new pesticide regulations that make America’s laws look a little
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BLM urged to put more leasing protest data online

By Linsey Isaacs

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages 245 million acres in the West, promised earlier this year to seek m

Excerpts from this story referencing "Land Management":

"… ntegrity and the Sunlight Foundation. …"

"… ABOUT THE DATAWhat: Details about onshore lease protests.Where: Bureau of Land ManagementAvailability: Some information is on BLM’s website, but it is not availab …"

Rethinking OSHA exemption for farms

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

Most farms are exempt from federal workplace safety rules. Given ongoing grain entrapment problems, some say they shouldn't be.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Agriculture":

"… els to a record 10.93 billion bushels, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With growth has come tragedy: worker entrapment deaths in corn or other …"