Jim Moyer’s great grandfather first started growing wheat in eastern Washington in the 1890s. The farm has been in the family ever since. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR EATON, Wash. – Back in the New Deal era, […]
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Justin Sherlock transferring corn from a storage bin to a grain truck on his farm near Wimbledon, ND. Dan Koeck/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dan Koeck/for NPR WIMBLEDON, North Dakota — Spring has arrived early on the prairie west
Red states with lots of federally owned land have long called agencies managing them “bloated.” Now, agency job cuts are affecting local economies. Source link Kirk Siegler
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A portion of Jervois Global’s Idaho Cobalt Operations near Salmon, Idaho Oct. 7, 2022 Eric Whitney/NPR hide caption toggle caption Eric Whitney/NPR President-elect Donald Trump is promising to slash government regulations and even eliminate whole agencies. But one American industry,
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In Nevada, federal land managers have approved a new lithium mine that could supply 37,000 new electric cars a year. But a new lawsuit and the reelection of Donald Trump pose challenges. Source link Kirk Siegler
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, pictured at a campaign rally early this month in Michigan, would play a key role in pushing President-leect Donald Trump’s agenda to increase oil, gas and coal production on public lands if he is confirmed
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Oregon is eagerly awaiting approval of a federal disaster declaration following a terrible wildfire season. But ranchers in the state’s hardest hit counties say they won’t see any of that money. Source link Kirk Siegler
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland poses for a portrait in her office in the Department of Interior headquarters in Washington, DC on October 8, 2024. Maansi Srivastava/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava/for NPR WASHINGTON, D.C. — The cavernous Stewart
