Items by Eric Whitney — 10 items
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Under pressure, Montana opts for a slower approach
Near Miles City, Montana, landowners are fighting to slow down methane gas development.
by Eric Whitney, Sep 25, 2000 -
Mining out the middleman
In Montana, the Stillwater Mining Co. and local citizens' groups have signed a legally binding "good neighbor" agreement that holds the palladium mine to strict environmental standards in exchange for environmentalists agreeing to drop a lawsuit.
by Eric Whitney, Jul 31, 2000 -
Nuns get a windfall
In Richardton, N.D., the nuns of Sacred Heart Monastery have installed two 100-ft. windmills.
by Eric Whitney, Jan 17, 2000 -
Can a hog farm bring home the bacon?
A huge, industrial hog farm would bring much-needed jobs and profits to South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux Reservation, but a growing number of tribal members have begun to criticize the project and worry about the waste it would produce.
by Eric Whitney, Nov 08, 1999 -
An island becomes a protest ground
On La Framboise Island in Pierre, S.D., Sioux Indian activists have been protesting since March against the Army Corps of Engineers' plan to return most of Missouri River bottomland it once managed to the state, rather than giving all back to 7 tribes.
by Eric Whitney, Aug 16, 1999 -
Beware of orange clouds
Explosions set off in the course of coal mining in Wyoming's Powder River Basin create poisonous clouds of nitrogen oxide gases, which sometimes linger over the homes and schools of area residents.
by Eric Whitney, May 10, 1999 -
Where do we put the condos?
A ski resort developer seeks a land swap with the Forest Service that would enable him to develop the small Grand Targhee ski resort in Driggs, Idaho, and the real estate nearby.
by Eric Whitney, Mar 29, 1999 -
South Dakota tells a mine to stay put
Environmentalists oppose South Dakota Gov. William Janklow's plan to let the Gilt Edge mine expand its open pit in order to make enough money to pay for much-needed reclamation elsewhere on the gold mine.
by Eric Whitney, Feb 01, 1999 -
Dreams of new industry go up in smoke
Dakota Catalyst Products shuts its Williston, N.D., metals recycling plant, leaving behind an environmental mess that is just now becoming public.
by Eric Whitney, Sep 14, 1998 -
Judge settles Telluride wetlands dispute
The EPA orders the Telluride Ski and Golf Co. to restore 17 acres of wetlands it filled to build a golf course.
by Eric Whitney, May 26, 1997
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