August 22, 2017 Coal mines helped improve West Virginia water supplies The Tribune reported the “crash of the coal mining industry in southern West Virginia has left hundreds of residents in charge of their own…
July 17, 2017 House Resources Committee mulls land bills removing federal roadblocks from local communities H.R. 1547 rectifies a longstanding, unfulfilled agreement from 1989 between the City of Tucson, Arizona (City) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The…
May 4, 2017 EPA creates illegal Superfund site to hide liability in Gold King Mine spill Shortly after the EPA triggered the release, to obscure and limit its own liability, the EPA created the Bonita Peak Mining District—around the Gold…
April 22, 2017 Interior Department fumbles, Nevada gets brief stay from sage grouse rules Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who filed the suit on behalf of the state, said of Du’s ruling, “The federal government’s greater sage-grouse land-use…
March 18, 2017 Federal withdrawal of resource-rich lands threatens Minnesota jobs, way of life “This politically motivated decision, coming in the final days of the administration of President Barack Obama, is inconsistent with current national policy. It could…
March 16, 2017 Zinke gives hope to coal country, approves $22 million lease in Central Utah “For many communities and tribes in Utah, Montana, New Mexico and other states across the west, coal on public lands has been both a…
March 6, 2017 BLM Idaho management plan to prohibit hobby rock collecting Approximately 3 million acres are targeted for withdrawal in Idaho. Affected areas include much of the land in and around the Lost River basin…
February 24, 2017 Forest Service to takeover private land in Colorado county where 96% already under federal control “As a county with 96.5% public land (of which 48% is Wilderness or de facto wilderness), three national forests, and BLM land, we have a…
January 8, 2017 Obama moves to lock up 6.5 million acres of resource-rich Alaska lands Overall, 4.8 million acres would be closed off to mining in the Eastern Interior under the new plans, while 1.7 million would be potentially…
November 1, 2016 Proposed Cascade-Siskiyou Monument will devastate local communities If this recent attempt moves ahead, it will have devastating effects on the local communities. Also keep in mind that over 50,000 of these…
