Items by Heather Abel — 10 items
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Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses
In an election that drew a lot more media attention than actual voting, the Sierra Club membership votes down a controversial anti-immigration policy.
by Heather Abel, May 11, 1998 -
Golden Dreams, Poisoned Streams
"Golden Dreams, Poisoned Streams" by Carlos D. Da Rosa and James Lyon, is reviewed by Heather Abel.
by Heather Abel, Jan 19, 1998 -
Superfund strives for accountability
The Superfund Law was created to make sure companies clean up the messes they make, but the system has glitches.
by Heather Abel, Jan 19, 1998 -
The rise and fall of a gold mining company
A time line describes the decline and fall of gold mining at Montana's Zortman-Landusky Mine.
by Heather Abel, Dec 22, 1997 -
Don't trust the mining industry, says a retired rancher
In his own words, retired rancher Land Lindbergh warns against the damage the McDonald Mine would do to the Blackfoot.
by Heather Abel, Dec 22, 1997 -
Don't worry, says the McDonald Mine's geologist
In his own words, mining geologist KD Feeback defends the proposed McDonald Mine.
by Heather Abel, Dec 22, 1997 -
Where one sister sees gain, another sees ruin and loss
The Garland family in Lincoln, Mont., illustrates Montana's love-hate relationship with mining, with Teresa Garland in favor of the McDonald Mine and her sister Becky strongly against it.
by Heather Abel, Dec 22, 1997 -
A gold mine is a city until the ore runs out
The statistics of a huge gold mine like the proposed McDonald Mine are impressive, but the de facto city created will last only 10 to 20 years.
by Heather Abel, Dec 22, 1997 -
Montana's army of writers tested the power of the pens
Montana writers collaborate on a book called "Headwaters," hoping to protect the Blackfoot River from a gold mine.
by Heather Abel, Dec 22, 1997 -
Gold mines exist in a shaky financial world
McDonald mine owners, Canyon Resources, face problems related to spills, finances and falling gold prices.
by Heather Abel, Dec 22, 1997
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