Mining & Agriculture
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Current
Wyoming digs its 10 billionth ton of coal
The industry hopes Wyoming's coal bonanza lasts another 100 years. But mining's peaks and valleys have never been entirely in its control.
by Marshall Swearingen, Jun 10, 2013 -
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






