Followup to Obama’s move to temporarily delay mining claims on a million scenic acres is shaping up into a major battle- Mine ban at Canyon may fuel new fight By […]
Nevada a bad neighbor state: Closing Jerritt Canyon gold mine said to be part of bigger battle
Nevada wants to keep regulation out of federal hands for selfish reasons According to the Las Vegas Sun the battle over the huge mercury plume from the recently-closed (again) Jerritt […]
Mercury spewing Nevada gold mine gets shut down again
The damn thing was closed. They started up again in March- Thanks to Justin Hayes (Idaho Conservation League efforts), the incredibly toxic Jerrit Canyon gold mine in northern Nevada was […]
UN to consider petition against the planned coal development that will endanger Glacier National Park and Waterton National Park
The massive Foisey Creek coal development in B.C. (the Lodgepole coal pit and 2000 coal bed methane wells) is becoming an international issue. UN to hear petition. The Globe and […]
Take a hammer to the 1872 Mining Act
“The 137-year-old law is a legacy of a bygone era in the West” Folks have been trying to change this law my entire life and long before that. Will this […]
Obama’s EPA clears 42 of 48 New Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits
Back East, things aren’t looking much better for the environment- See below Obama’s EPA clears 42 of 48 New Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Obama administration has cleared […]
Obama Nominates Superfund Polluter Lawyer To Run DOJ Environment Division
“Meet the new boss..same as the old boss” ? Many of us hoped that with a new Department of Justice (DOJ), many of the most contentious and important environmental disputes […]
North Fork Flathead plight in U.N. spotlight
Coal mining threat from Canada just north of Glacier NP is becoming an international issue- I made a trip to the mine proposed area (and even worse coal bed methane […]