- Federal employees overseeing U.S. public lands were assaulted or threatened at least 360 times over a five-year period marked by heightened tensions with anti-government groups, a congressional watchdog agency said Monday. It covered four agencies: the Forest Service, BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service. Grijalva said the findings underscore growing concerns over the safety of government workers on public land. The original Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1970s was a period of intense mistrust between some ranchers and federal land managers. It arose in part from court rulings that said public range land was being overgrazed, ushering in new restrictions for the livestock industry.

Source: thestar October 21, 2019 14:37 UTC