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In His First Term, Trump Vowed to Save the Point Reyes Ranchers. They Were Pushed Out Mere Days Before His Second Inauguration.
Did the Biden Administration intentionally try to get the ranchers off Point Reyes before Trump’s return to office?
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Keely Covello
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In His First Term, Trump Vowed to Save the Point Reyes Ranchers. They Were Pushed Out Mere Days Before His Second Inauguration.
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Destroying the Potter Valley Project Won't Save the Salmon: 8 Truths Behind the Downfall of Fisheries on the Eel River
Save the salmon? 8 truths about the downfall of fisheries in the Eel River.
Feb 18
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Steven Elliott
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Destroying the Potter Valley Project Won't Save the Salmon: 8 Truths Behind the Downfall of Fisheries on the Eel River
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PG&E, the Power Company Set to Destroy a Water Source for 600,000 Californians, Just Announced Record Profits (Again)
PG&E, a top donor for Gavin Newsom, made $2.47 billion in 2024. Decommissioning the Potter Valley Project will cut off water for 600,000 citizens.
Feb 16
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PG&E, the Power Company Set to Destroy a Water Source for 600,000 Californians, Just Announced Record Profits (Again)
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GHOST COAST: Original Point Reyes Ranchers Forced Out for Urban Recreation
Looking back at the beginnings of Point Reyes National Seashore to make sense of where we are today.
Feb 15
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Keely Covello
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GHOST COAST: Original Point Reyes Ranchers Forced Out for Urban Recreation
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Cold Weather Calving
Bringing life into this world at 40 degrees below zero.
Feb 10
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Keely Covello
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Cold Weather Calving
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South Dakota ranching couple indicted by Forest Service for fence in place since 1950
Sep 14, 2024
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Keely Covello
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South Dakota ranching couple indicted by Forest Service for fence in place since 1950
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Why Los Angeles Is Burning
Jan 9
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Keely Covello
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Why Los Angeles Is Burning
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BREAKING: California to Spend $500 Million to DESTROY Century-Old Dam, End Water Supply for 600,000 Citizens in Fire-Prone Region
Jan 28
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Keely Covello
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BREAKING: California to Spend $500 Million to DESTROY Century-Old Dam, End Water Supply for 600,000 Citizens in Fire-Prone Region
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BEFORE POINT REYES: In 1997, the Park Service Sent a Blackhawk to Raid the Last Holdout Ranch on Santa Cruz Island
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Keely Covello
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BEFORE POINT REYES: In 1997, the Park Service Sent a Blackhawk to Raid the Last Holdout Ranch on Santa Cruz Island
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Hippies & Cowboys: The Murder of Mendocino County Rancher Dick Drewry
When 85 year-old rancher Richard Drewry was killed, I went home to shoot a documentary about his case and the changes in †my town. Nothing could have…
Nov 23, 2024
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Keely Covello
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Hippies & Cowboys: The Murder of Mendocino County Rancher Dick Drewry
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Premiere on Capitol Hill
Thoughts on our recent documentary short, its premiere on Capitol Hill, my return to D.C. as an independent journalist, the state of journalism, and the…
Nov 21, 2024
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Keely Covello
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Premiere on Capitol Hill
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WATCH NOW: High Country Murder
Where ranchers share the mountains with cartels, in a town known for secrets, two sisters return home to the ranch to try and solve the murder of an…
Nov 20, 2024
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WATCH NOW: High Country Murder
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"You Just Can't See Them From the Road" (2023)
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Sep 3, 2024
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"You Just Can't See Them From the Road" (2023)
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TRAILER: High Country Murder
A new short documentary directed by Keely Brazil Covello and Michaela Brazil Gillies. A Palladium Pictures Production.
Aug 18, 2024
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TRAILER: High Country Murder
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Cold Weather Calving
Bringing life into this world at 40 degrees below zero.
Feb 10
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Keely Covello
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Cold Weather Calving
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Giving Ranchers Their Fair Share: Daniel Sinton on Saving a Meat Processing Plant
Sinton & Sons is a USDA butcher and processor providing locally-sourced meat and provisions to customers all over California. A fifth-gen rancher…
Dec 18, 2024
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Keely Covello
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Giving Ranchers Their Fair Share: Daniel Sinton on Saving a Meat Processing Plant
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The Truth About Grass-Fed Beef
In the United States, the vast majority of cattle spend nearly their entire lives grazing grass on extensive rangelands.
Dec 8, 2024
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The Truth About Grass-Fed Beef
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A Cowboy in San Francisco: Tim Koopmann Fights for the Value of Grazing in California's Bay Area
"If we had removed grazing from our watershed in San Francisco, it would have had a domino effect on every other major water purveyor in California.”
Dec 4, 2024
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Keely Covello
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A Cowboy in San Francisco: Tim Koopmann Fights for the Value of Grazing in California's Bay Area
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The War on Beef: How Incrementalism Kills Liberty
Shad Sullivan is the private property rights committee chair of R-CALF USA, the nation's largest nonprofit trade association exclusively representing…
Nov 14, 2024
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Shad Sullivan
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The War on Beef: How Incrementalism Kills Liberty
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BEFORE POINT REYES: In 1997, the Park Service Sent a Blackhawk to Raid the Last Holdout Ranch on Santa Cruz Island
Was this militarized raid about Indian grave robbing? Or the 82 year-old patriarch who didn't want to give up his land?
Feb 8
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Keely Covello
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BEFORE POINT REYES: In 1997, the Park Service Sent a Blackhawk to Raid the Last Holdout Ranch on Santa Cruz Island
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Forestry with Craig Blencowe: Saving America's Forests
Craig Blencowe on the need for sustainable forest management and a multi-use approach to American public land. "Our natural resources are also national…
Feb 6
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Keely Covello
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Forestry with Craig Blencowe: Saving America's Forests
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Proposed Washington State Bill HB 1630 Will Force Farmers to Report Livestock Methane Emissions
Locals say this law is just a precursor to a carbon tax on cattle. A public hearing on HB 1630 is scheduled for tomorrow, February 6.
Feb 5
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Keely Covello
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Proposed Washington State Bill HB 1630 Will Force Farmers to Report Livestock Methane Emissions
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Conservation or Land Grab? In Four Years, the Biden Administration "Protected" 674 Million Acres.
This was part of Biden's initiative to conserve 30% of the nation's land and water by 2030.
Feb 3
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Keely Covello
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Conservation or Land Grab? In Four Years, the Biden Administration "Protected" 674 Million Acres.
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6 RANCH PODCAST: Hardcore Investigative Journalism with Keely Covello
James Nash is the host of the 6 Ranch Podcast.
Feb 3
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6 RANCH PODCAST: Hardcore Investigative Journalism with Keely Covello
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BREAKING: California to Spend $500 Million to DESTROY Century-Old Dam, End Water Supply for 600,000 Citizens in Fire-Prone Region
As Gavin Newsom denies Trump's accusations of water mismanagement in California, he must be hoping no one brings up the Potter Valley Project...
Jan 28
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Keely Covello
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BREAKING: California to Spend $500 Million to DESTROY Century-Old Dam, End Water Supply for 600,000 Citizens in Fire-Prone Region
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Insiders Say New Rule Opens U.S. Horse Industry to Extreme Government Oversight: "This is Their Holy Grail to Take the Horse Industry Down…
The revised Horse Protection Act (HPA) broadens anti-soring regulations from gaited and racking horses to all breeds. Broad, vague language has industry…
Jan 26
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Keely Covello
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Insiders Say New Rule Opens U.S. Horse Industry to Extreme Government Oversight: "This is Their Holy Grail to Take the Horse Industry Down."
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PRO AG PODCAST: Among Outlaws on America's Lands with Keely Covello, with Bonus Special Episode Reading "Hippies & Cowboys"
Host ag journalist Rachel Gabel discussed with Covello what is happening on public lands where cartels and black market cannabis operations have an…
Jan 24
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PRO AG PODCAST: Among Outlaws on America's Lands with Keely Covello, with Bonus Special Episode Reading "Hippies & Cowboys"
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President Trump: The American West Needs Your Attention
As Trump takes office again, a look ahead at our generation's fight for the unwon American West.
Jan 21
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Keely Covello
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President Trump: The American West Needs Your Attention
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12 Years Ago, Channel Islands Superintendent Warned Point Reyes Ranchers the National Park Service was Coming for Them: "NPS Has No Soul."
"They have a playbook."
Jan 18
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Keely Covello
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12 Years Ago, Channel Islands Superintendent Warned Point Reyes Ranchers the National Park Service was Coming for Them: "NPS Has No Soul."
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POSTSCRIPT: Early Accounts of Native American Fire Practices in California
Fire as medicine in California and across the American West.
Jan 16
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Keely Covello
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POSTSCRIPT: Early Accounts of Native American Fire Practices in California
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TRENT ON THE LOOS: Trent Loos and Keely Covello Discuss the Causes of the California Wildfires
Trent on the Loos is hosted by BEK TV.
Jan 14
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TRENT ON THE LOOS: Trent Loos and Keely Covello Discuss the Causes of the California Wildfires
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6 RANCH PODCAST: Hardcore Investigative Journalism with Keely Covello
James Nash is the host of the 6 Ranch Podcast.
Feb 3
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6 RANCH PODCAST: Hardcore Investigative Journalism with Keely Covello
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PRO AG PODCAST: Among Outlaws on America's Lands with Keely Covello, with Bonus Special Episode Reading "Hippies & Cowboys"
Host ag journalist Rachel Gabel discussed with Covello what is happening on public lands where cartels and black market cannabis operations have an…
Jan 24
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PRO AG PODCAST: Among Outlaws on America's Lands with Keely Covello, with Bonus Special Episode Reading "Hippies & Cowboys"
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PRESS DEMOCRAT: Did 2 North Coast sisters just crack a 4-year-old murder case in their new documentary?
Journalist Phil Barber of The Press Democrat features "High Country Murder," the new investigative documentary short directed by Keely Brazil Covello…
Jan 6
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PRESS DEMOCRAT: Did 2 North Coast sisters just crack a 4-year-old murder case in their new documentary?
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PRESS: Keely Covello on The Bill Walton Show for "High Country Murder"
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Dec 14, 2024
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PRESS: Keely Covello on The Bill Walton Show for "High Country Murder"
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PRESS: Keely Brazil Covello on The Boom Clap Podcast
Episode 162: Cowboy Comeback: Why Rural America Matters to us all, with Keely Covello of America UNWON
Dec 7, 2024
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PRESS: Keely Brazil Covello on The Boom Clap Podcast
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Proposed Washington State Bill HB 1630 Will Force Farmers to Report Livestock Methane Emissions
Locals say this law is just a precursor to a carbon tax on cattle. A public hearing on HB 1630 is scheduled for tomorrow, February 6.
Feb 5
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Keely Covello
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Proposed Washington State Bill HB 1630 Will Force Farmers to Report Livestock Methane Emissions
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Conservation or Land Grab? In Four Years, the Biden Administration "Protected" 674 Million Acres.
This was part of Biden's initiative to conserve 30% of the nation's land and water by 2030.
Feb 3
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Keely Covello
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Conservation or Land Grab? In Four Years, the Biden Administration "Protected" 674 Million Acres.
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Lawsuits by Environmental Groups Force Closure of 12 California Ranches, Biden Admin Signs Off
A buyout will shut down half the dairies in Marin County and end 150 years of farming and ranching on Point Reyes National Seashore.
Jan 11
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Keely Covello
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Lawsuits by Environmental Groups Force Closure of 12 California Ranches, Biden Admin Signs Off
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Colorado Governor Polis Blames Cost of Wolf Program on Ranchers
Polis seemed to scapegoat ranchers for his pet project ballooning into a multi-million dollar burden on taxpayers.
Dec 13, 2024
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Keely Covello
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Colorado Governor Polis Blames Cost of Wolf Program on Ranchers
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Looking Back on Biden's Anti-Human Legacy of Land Management
After the Biden Administration's anti-stewardship approach, government agencies should return to serving the people who serve the land.
Nov 16, 2024
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Keely Covello
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Looking Back on Biden's Anti-Human Legacy of Land Management
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Destroying the Potter Valley Project Won't Save the Salmon: 8 Truths Behind the Downfall of Fisheries on the Eel River
Save the salmon? 8 truths about the downfall of fisheries in the Eel River.
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