Mining & Agriculture
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Current
Small poultry farmers grapple with lack of slaughterhouses
There just aren't enough slaughterhouses for small poultry farms in Oregon and other Western states.
by Carla A. Wise, Jan 25, 2011 -
Letters
Toxic soil, East to West
by Charles Luce , Jan 19, 2011 -
Letters
Reclamation reality check
by John Kretzmann, Dec 14, 2010 -
Current
All hopped up
Organic hop growers are toasting new regulations that require organic beers to use organic hops.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Dec 05, 2010 -
Feature
Hardrock Mining Showdown
In southern Arizona, the Forest Service is debating whether to defy the 1872 Mining Law and stop a controversial copper mine.
by Tony Davis, Nov 28, 2010 -
Editor's Note
Mining Reform: Deja vu again and again
A 138-year-old law blocks serious hardrock mining reform, despite the untiring work of activists.
by Paul Larmer, Nov 21, 2010 -
Current
Buy buy ballot
Although most Nevadans seemed in favor of a hardrock mining tax increase, an initiative that proposed to do just that never made it to the ballot.
by Judith Lewis, Jul 18, 2010 -
Perspective
Not good news for the locals
Afghanis might learn from history what happens to people who live above valuable minerals.
by Ed Quillen, Jul 14, 2010 -
Feature
Nevada's Golden Child
Hardrock mining's outsized political power in Nevada may finally be eroding, thanks to state budget woes.
by Judith Lewis, Apr 19, 2010 -
Letters
A beeting
by Carla Wise, Nov 08, 2009 -
Letters
Put a (GMO) tiger in your tank
by Randy Fricke, Nov 08, 2009 -
Evidence
Metalpalooza '09
Metals mining is making an unexpectedly dramatic comeback in the West.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 06, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
Phosphate mining: a toxic tradition
Simplot plans for a phosphate mine in southeast Idaho endanger a family's ranching lifestyle.
by Jeff Welsch, Nov 03, 2009 -
Two Weeks in the West
Indians vs. Greens?
In a controversial resolution, Hopi and Navajo politicians have told environmentalists – including grassroots Indian groups – that they are not welcome on the Rez.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 19, 2009 -
Writers on the Range
Aldo Leopold might call it the new agrarianism
Aldo Leopold advocated many conservation methods, but perhaps most important, he advocated a land ethic.
by Courtney White, Oct 15, 2009






