Even as strip mines multiply throughout the Rocky Mountain states, the federal agency responsible for overseeing reclamation of mined lands — the Office of Surface Mining — is reeling under a series of blows.
John Peavey: a maverick changes stripes
John Peavy, a former state senator who now runs a 250,000 acre sheep and cattle operation in southern Idaho, is now running for that office on an environmental platform. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.14/download-entire-issue
States, courts, cutbacks put pressure on strip mine agency
Even as strip mines multiply throughout the Rocky Mountain states, the federal agency responsible for overseeing reclamation of mined lands — the Office of Surface Mining — is reeling under a series of blows. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.14/download-entire-issue
Would new Montana air rules close smelters?
Tough new ambient air quality standards proposed for Montana have been sidetracked by last-minute questions over the effect they might have on Anaconda Co.’s copper smelters. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.14/download-entire-issue