Mining & Agriculture
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Writers on the Range
It's time to see exactly how the sausage gets made
"Ag-gag" farm protection laws are the wrong way to go for the meat industry
by Ari LeVaux, May 14, 2013 -
Current
How technology detected a huge mine landslide before it happened
Employees at a Kennecott copper mine outside Salt Lake City knew an April 10 landslide was coming
by Marshall Swearingen, May 13, 2013 -
Current
The Forest Service battles placer mining with an obscure law
A little-known 1955 law gives the Forest Service a way to shut down placer mining claims along some Western rivers.
by Marshall Swearingen, May 01, 2013 -
Book Reviews
Necessary evil: a review of Boom, Bust, Boom
A book review of Bill Carter's Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story about copper, the metal that runs the world
by Mark Apel, Apr 29, 2013 -
News
Federal Helium Reserve faces uncertainty amid global shortage
An obscure BLM facility plays a critical role in a market hit hard by the fracking boom
by Marshall Swearingen, Apr 08, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
No more gold giveaways on our public lands
It's time to get a fair price for the public's hardrock minerals
by Raúl M. Grijalva and Tom Udall , Mar 12, 2013 -
Current
How to clean up abandoned mines -- without landing in court
Anyone who tries to fix a draining mine may become liable for its water pollution. But Good Samaritans are finding ways to avoid getting sued for their good deeds.
by Emily Guerin, Feb 06, 2013 -
Letters
A lament for B.C.
by Leigh Mintz, Feb 04, 2013 -
Sidebar
Mine cleanup for dummies: A flowchart
by Emily Guerin, Feb 04, 2013 -
Conversation
You can't keep a cow from water (or Jon Marvel from grazing issues)
The founder of Western Watersheds Project will retire, but remains vigilant against "welfare ranching."
by Paul Larmer, Jan 09, 2013 -
Feature
A mining rush in Canada’s backcountry threatens Alaska salmon
Canadian governments back proposals for more than a dozen new mines along salmon-rich rivers that flow to the Alaska coast.
by Christopher Pollon, Dec 31, 2012 -
Sidebar
A sampling of northwestern British Columbian mine sites and endangered rivers
by HCN map, Dec 24, 2012 -
Letters
You get what you pay for
by Dan Roper, Dec 24, 2012 -
Editor's Note
A different borderland blues
Mining in British Columbia could have big impacts on parts of Canada -- and the U.S.
by Ray Ring, Dec 24, 2012 -
Current
Agrichemical companies power up genetically modified seeds
The next generation of engineered seeds will escalate herbicide spraying, with potentially large environmental consequences.
by Danielle Venton, Nov 26, 2012






