Selenium poisoning is becoming a major problem in SE Idaho-
The number of wildlife that die is unknown.
There are many abandoned and active phosphate mines in SE Idaho. A major battle to stop the expansion of one was recently lost by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. A new state of the art mine that is […]
Continue Reading →Successful appeal by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition sends case back to district court-
Federal appeals court blocks mine expansion. By Rebecca Boone. AP.
I was told that
In summary, the appellate court:
1. Issued a stay of mine development activities;
2. Ruled that the Idaho magistrate judge erred in disregarding GYC’s demonstration […]
The JR Simplot Company wants a 1300 acre (2 square mile) expansion of its huge phosphate pit mine in Idaho on the Wyoming border. The federal government BLM just put out a fat environmental impact statement on the Smoky Canyon Mine enlargement, which they seem ready to approve. There are many other phosphate pits in […]
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