federal lands

HELENA  (AP) — Four states are suing over the Trump administration's decision to restart the sale of coal leases on federal lands. The attorneys general of California, New Mexico, New York and Washington filed their lawsuit Tuesday in U...

JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — The widow of one of the leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon drew about 500 people to a small town to hear her message that federal lands should be turned over to states and counties...

SPOKANE (AP) — Washington state Rep. Matt Shea recently visited an Oregon wildlife refuge that is occupied by armed protesters who want some federal lands turned over to local residents. The Republican from the Spokane Valley visited with the protesters last weekend, then was in Olympia Monday for the start of the 2016 session. ...