Results for keyword: mining claims
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BLM shields renewable projects from mining speculation
New rule clears the way for solar and wind projects on public land.
by Emilene Ostlind, Jun 09, 2011 -
Red Mountain miracle
In southern Colorado, conservation groups find a way to save 9,000 high-altitude acres from second-home development.
by Morgan Heim and Jonathan Thompson, Sep 07, 2007 -
HCN's secret past
High Country News reveals its odd historical connection with the West’s uranium obsession of the 1950s
by Paul Larmer, Sep 04, 2006 -
Bipartisan uprising sinks public-lands selloff
Reps. Richard Pombo’s and Jim Gibbons’ controversial proposal to sell off public lands was pulled after both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and citizens rallied against it
by Ray Ring, Dec 26, 2005 -
Public-lands agenda turns more radical, urgent
Rep. Richard Pombo has inserted a provision in the House budget bill that will reform United States mining law to allow for the selling off of public lands
by Michelle Burkhart, Nov 28, 2005






