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aug 22, 1909 - Ballinger-Pinchot Scandal

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The Ballinger-Pinchot scandal erupts when Colliers magazine accuses Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger of shady dealings in Alaskan coal lands. It is, in essence, a conflict rooted in contrasting ideas about how to best use and conserve western natural resources.

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aug 22, 1909
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~ 115 years ago