Socialism for the rich: Why are we still GIVING AWAY mining rights on public land?
Nearly a century and a half ago, as part of Washington’s effort to encourage settlement in the West, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the General …
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80% of Alaska Metal Mines Polluted Water
So let’s build another mine on the world’s greatest salmon run. Earthworks have released a study revealing that five of Alaska’s operating hard rock mines: …
Republicans attack bill to block Minnesota wilderness mining
Go figure. House Republicans on Wednesday ripped into a bill that would block mining in about 340 square miles of sprawling wilderness in northeast Minnesota, …
ROCK-PAPER-FISH
Pebble is not the only proposed mine that is threatening Alaska’s salmon and its native people. Every year all five species of salmon return to …
Minnesota Court Tosses Key Permits for Copper Mine
In a victory for environmentalists, the Minnesota Court of Appeals dealt a blow to the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine Monday, overturning three key state permits that had …
Yellowstone cutthroat slow gold prospecting
Aa Canadian mining company’s gold exploration project in the headwaters of the Snake River’s Henrys Fork is temporarily on hold because of a judge’s determination …
Twin Metals Submits Plan to Mine Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
A controversial mining project near northeastern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness took a step closer to becoming a reality Wednesday after Twin Metals submitted …
Mining company writing own environmental report
New documents reveal that the Trump administration has let a mining company take on a major role in writing the environmental report that is key to getting its …
Paradise Trailer
An unlikely environmentalist, Bryan Wells, finds himself standing between Yellowstone National Park and an industrial-scale gold mine. The proposed mine sits just above his home, …
Court Strikes Down Permit for Montanore Mine, Protecting Clean Water and Native Fish
Montana illegally re-issued a water pollution discharge permit in 2004 for the proposed Montanore copper and silver mine under the Cabinet Mountains, according to a legal …