Fracking on the move in California; Did not cause quake, CalTech seismologist states

Fracking on the move in California; Did not cause quake, CalTech seismologist states

by WorldTribune Staff, July 7, 2019 Dr. Egill Hauksson, a seismologist at CalTech, said unequivocally that fracking had nothing to do with the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck on July 5. During a press conference on July 6, a reporter asked Hauksson, “Could fracking in Kern County have anything to do with these earthquakes?” Hauksson […]

Ranchers win back grazing rights after being branded terrorists by feds

Ranchers win back grazing rights after being branded terrorists by feds

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2019 The Bureau of Land Management on Jan. 29 confirmed that the grazing permits for Hammond Ranches in Harney County, Oregon have been reinstated. In one of his last acts as Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke earlier this month had ordered the BLM to renew the grazing permit through 2024. In […]

How the federal government won a 40-year battle with a Nevada ranching family

How the federal government won a 40-year battle with a Nevada ranching family

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2018 The following article by Ramona Hage Morrison is featured in the Summer 2018 issue of Range magazine. Recently the Wall Street Journal carried a front-page feature by Jim Carlton highlighting my family, the Hages. It attempted to cover the plight of western ranchers and our 40-year David-and-Goliath struggle to […]

Feds’ case against rancher Bundy in doubt as mistrial declared over prosecutorial misconduct

Feds’ case against rancher Bundy in doubt as mistrial declared over prosecutorial misconduct

by WorldTribune Staff, December 21, 2017 The judge in the government’s case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy declared a mistrial on Dec. 20, saying prosecutors had willfully withheld “potentially exculpatory” evidence from the defense. After declaring a mistrial, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed the jury in the case related to the 2014 […]

Meanwhile in Oregon: Trial of ‘armed standoff’ defendants reveals tactics by small army of undercover agents

Meanwhile in Oregon: Trial of ‘armed standoff’ defendants reveals tactics by small army of undercover agents

by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2016 The government employed drones for surveillance and used a slew of undercover informants to monitor the January 2016 “armed standoff” at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. The tactics used by the Obama administration during the incident came to light at the trial of the “Malheur 7” (Ammon […]

The Clintons, uranium and the Oregon shootout: Report addresses unasked questions

The Clintons, uranium and the Oregon shootout: Report addresses unasked questions

Special to WorldTribune.com An investigative report has posited a connection between Bill and Hillary Clinton, uranium and the recent shootout between federal agents and protesting ranchers in Oregon. The standoff between Oregon residents and the feds at the Mahleur National Wildlife Refuge, which left one protester dead, was widely-reported but the uranium-Clinton connection was overlooked […]