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Suit seeks to stop grazing along upper Missouri

Published: November 25, 2009 9:00 AM
By The Associated Press  MATTHEW BROWN (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadFederal suit seeks to shut down cattle grazing along 150-mile stretch of upper Missouri River

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A push to end grazing along a 150-mile stretch of the Missouri River would bar about 10,000 cattle from federal lands in central Montana so that the river valley can be restored to more natural conditions.

An Idaho-based environmental group and two Fort Benton canoe outfitters filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to revoke grazing permits in the Upper Missouri River...

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