http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/hardrock-mining-showdown In southern Arizona, the Forest Service is debating whether to defy the 1872 Mining Law and stop a controversial copper mine. No publisher Tony Davis BLM 1872 Mining Law Rosemont copper mine anti-mining activists Tom Vilsack Coronado National Forest Forest Service Jeff Cornoyer John Leshy FLPMA hardrock mining 2011-02-03T16:09:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/mining-reform-deja-vu-again-and-again A 138-year-old law blocks serious hardrock mining reform, despite the untiring work of activists. No publisher Paul Larmer 1872 Mining Law Western Mining Action Project hardrock mining reform Bruce Babbitt Harry Reid mining industry Roger Flynn Rosemont copper mine 2010-11-17T20:00:50Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.7/nevadas-golden-child Hardrock mining's outsized political power in Nevada may finally be eroding, thanks to state budget woes. No publisher Judith Lewis Mining tax 1872 Mining Law Newmont Barrick Nevada Mining Association Elko Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Cortez Hills Mine Gold mining Nevada legislature Hardrock mining 2010-04-21T16:54:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.13/the-same-old-sen.-reid Year after year, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid has stood squarely in the path of every attempt to reform the 1872 Mining Law. Plus: The Energy Department wants to dump tons of deadly mercury, most likely in the West. No publisher Ray Ring mercury 1872 Mining Law mineral royalties toxic wastes hardrock mining reform Harry Reid Nick Rahall Energy Department Jeff Bingaman 2010-02-05T09:39:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17533 Alan Bernholtz, the mayor of Crested Butte, Colo., says it’s time Congress overhauled the outmoded 1872 Mining Law, which is putting his town is at risk from a proposed molybdenum mine. No publisher Alan Bernholtz Alan Bernholtz Crested Butte 1872 Mining Law molybdenum mining public lands H.R. 2262 2010-02-05T09:46:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17162 Tony Dean says it is way past time to modernize the 1872 Mining Law. No publisher Tony Dean 1872 Mining Law hardrock mines water pollution reclamation gold Whitewood Creek South Dakota 2010-02-05T09:44:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17025 A new bill would end 130 years of public land giveaways and reform one of the West's most antiquated -- and harmful -- laws. No publisher Eve Rickert 1872 Mining Law 1872 Mining Act mining hardrock mining public lands 2010-02-05T09:27:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/17531 Bill passes House, but Senate expected to start from scratch No publisher Francisco Tharp 1872 Mining Law mining reform 1872 mining law 2010-02-05T09:27:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16008 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 No publisher Ray Ring Richard Pombo Jim Gibbons 1872 Mining Law public lands mining claims development House budget reconciliation bill Craig Thomas Conrad Burns Wayne Allard Joel Gossett hunting access conservation groups environmental activists citizen activis 2010-02-05T08:56:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/291/15264 A recent court ruling denying a proposed cat-litter mine in Nevada’s Washoe County could give local communities more control over mining projects on federal land. No publisher Hilary Watts 1872 Mining Law Reno-Sparks Indian Colony James Hardesty public lands mining Oil-Dri Corporation Arlan Melendez Western Mining Action Project Bureau of Land Management groundwater pollution Roger Flynn 2010-02-05T09:23:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/281/14974 The Environmental Working Group has a new Web site, "Who owns the West," which gives users a comprehensive look at mining claims on public lands No publisher Dan Wilcock Public Lands 1872 Mining Law Gold Mining claims hardrock mining public lands Environmental Working Group Western Mining Action Project Roger Flynn National Mining Association Luke Popovich 2010-02-05T09:21:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/277/14825 Crested Butte, Colo., residents are angry that the BLM has sold the mining giant Phelps Dodge 155 acres at the top of Mount Emmons – the town’s beloved "Red Lady" – for about $5 an acre No publisher Kristina Johnson Communities Communities in Transition 1872 Mining Law Crested Butte Colorado Mount Emmons The Red Lady Phelps Dodge molybdenum development land use and planning BLM Bureau of Land Management Kathleen Clarke High Country Citizens’ Allaince Gunnison County Commission 2010-02-05T09:57:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/272/14678 Steve Williams, head of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, tells Congress that money for critical habitat for endangered species could be better spent elsewhere; National Security Administration head asks Congress for more money for nuke bomb site, and Rep. No publisher Laura Paskus Congress critical habitat endangered species Steve Williams Jim Matheson nuclear weapons testing Forest Service mining Cabinet Mountains wilderness 1872 Mining Law 2010-02-05T09:56:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/268/14557 Environmentalists are delighted by a new court ruling that says Gale Norton’s Interior Department abdicated its duty when it refused to regulate hard-rock mining No publisher Puanani Mench 1872 Mining Law Gale Norton Interior Department hard-rock mining Judge Henry Kennedy Mineral Policy Center Western Mining Action Project Roger Flynn Rock Creek Mine Sandpoint Idaho Cabinet Mountains Wilderness public lands Bo 2010-02-05T09:56:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/216/10910 In an interview, former Department of Interior attorney John Leshy talks about the long battle for reform of the 1872 Mining Law, and how the Bush administration has helped to set back that reform. No publisher Ed Marston 1872 Mining Law 2010-02-05T08:37:42Z News Article