Mining reform legislation which could overturn the 1872 Mining Law is introduced in Congress. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Mining reform may hit paydirt in 1993.
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Posted inFebruary 22, 1993: The continuing saga of New Mexico's Gray Ranch
Calls for reform
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Calls for reform.
Posted inFebruary 22, 1993: The continuing saga of New Mexico's Gray Ranch
Ornery grand jury
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Ornery grand jury.
Posted inFebruary 22, 1993: The continuing saga of New Mexico's Gray Ranch
A melting pot for unrelated agencies
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A melting pot for unrelated agencies.
Posted inFebruary 22, 1993: The continuing saga of New Mexico's Gray Ranch
Energy reports
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Energy reports.
Posted inFebruary 22, 1993: The continuing saga of New Mexico's Gray Ranch
The continuing saga of New Mexico’s Gray Ranch
The Nature Conservancy sells the biologically diverse Gray Ranch amidst local concern. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The continuing saga of New Mexico’s Gray Ranch.
Posted inFebruary 8, 1993: Lawmakers turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
Aluminum workers and cancer
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Aluminum workers and cancer.
Posted inFebruary 8, 1993: Lawmakers turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
High on hemp
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline High on hemp.
Posted inFebruary 8, 1993: Lawmakers turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
Utah rejects nuclear dump
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Utah rejects nuclear dump.
Posted inFebruary 8, 1993: Lawmakers turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
Nevada fences out hot waste, for now
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Nevada fences out hot waste, for now.
Posted inFebruary 8, 1993: Lawmakers turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
Tortoises, cattle race toward court
Wise Use attorney Karen Budd’s effort to overturn BLM grazing cutbacks could affect the endangered desert tortoise and the Endangered Species Act. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Tortoises, cattle race toward court.
Posted inFebruary 8, 1993: Lawmakers turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
Blackfoot River Valley may get huge mine
Senator Max Baucus stands to profit more from mining on his ranch property than the public gains on its public lands under the 1872 Mining Law. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Blackfoot River Valley may get […]
Posted inJanuary 25, 1993: Can Bruce Babbitt make Interior hum?
Nuclear power gets gassed
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Nuclear power gets gassed.
Posted inJanuary 25, 1993: Can Bruce Babbitt make Interior hum?
Seeds of change
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Seeds of change.
Posted inJune 13, 1994: A doomed species?
Gold mines are sucking aquifers dry
ELKO, Nev. – At the Canadian-owned Barrick Goldstrike mine in northeastern Nevada, 30 giant pumps draw 68,000 gallons of water a minute to the surface, 24 hours a day. The pumps have lowered the water table under the open pit mine 1,200 feet. This dewatering keeps the pit bottom, which is now some 800 feet […]