“They Redefined a Pond—and Took the Range”: The King Ranch vs. Washington’s Ecology Machine
WAR ON RANCHERS: Washington Seizes the King Ranch Over STOCK PONDS Yanasa TV News Washington State’s Department of Ecology (DOE) didn’t just fine a family ranch. It triggered a chain reaction that canceled long-standing state grazing leases, claimed ranch improvements, and threatened to criminalize routine stock-water work the Kings say has happened for generations. If…
