4/2/2010	There is no doubt that mining is regulated	News
There is no doubt that mining is regulated and, regulated to protect the environment.Supreme Court, have concluded that mining is over regulated. more
9/21/2009	Why do environmentalists want to keep people from nature?	News
Renowned recreation destinations in the North Cascades National Park are now out-of-reach for anyone with limited time to explore the "American Alps." more
6/10/2010	US House Bill Addresses Legal Liability In Offshore-Drilling Disasters	News
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would allow families of offshore-drilling disaster victims t... more
4/8/2010	A look at Massey Energy's expansion plans	News
Mining company Massey Energy has said it will double its production of metallurgical coal used in steelmaking by 2012 to take advantage of growing demand from overseas markets. Here's how that goal will be reached more
4/8/2010	More Drilling Needed For W.Va. Rescue Attempt	News
Dangerous gases forced rescue crews to abandon the search Thursday for four coal miners missing since an explosion killed 25 colleagues in the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than two decades. more
4/8/2010	Norilsk Nickel may sell Mont. precious metal mines	News
Russian metals company Norilsk Nickel is exploring the sale of its Montana platinum and palladium mines after prices for the precious metals rebounded sharply in recent months. Norilsk has held a controlling stake in Columbus, Mont.-based Stillwater Minin more
4/8/2010	FTSE records biggest daily fall for six weeks on Greek woes	News
Mining groups and banks, as usual, proved the main influence on the market as the FTSE 100 recorded its biggest one day points fall since the middle of February, mainly thanks to renewed concerns abou... more
4/8/2010	Press Release From the Rightful Owners of Frontino Gold Mines	News
1. We, the workers union, the people of Segovia, the creditors and the retirees are the rightful owners of Frontino Gold Mines as fully documented by a legal deed of 1979 that is readily and publicly... more
4/8/2010	Conservation victory: 7,000 acres along Hoh River permanently protected	News
After nearly 10 years of work, some 7,000 acres along the Hoh River are permanently protected, creating a conservation corridor from the Olympic National Park boundary to the Pacific. more
4/8/2010	Motorcycle, bicycle use to have restrictions in Gallatin Forest	News
HELENA Motorcycle and bicycle use within the Gallatin National Forest will be restricted this summer after a federal judge ruled the U.S. Forest Service had failed to adequately maintain the area&aposs wilderness character, the federal agency said Wednes more
4/8/2010	Mountain Lake: Drilling Intersects Two High Grade Intervals Over 105 g/t (3 oz/t) Gold Within Broader 25 m Interval of 6.79 g/t	News
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - more
4/7/2010	West Virginia disaster: Will Congress take on coal mining companies?	News
Mining companies have been slow to adopt new safety requirements. Critics say the West Virginia disaster shows that Congress needs to step in. The industry says it needs clearer guidance. more
4/7/2010	Montana judge: Weed-spraying plan could hurt bears	News
A federal judge in Montana has ruled that a U.S. Forest Service plan to spray herbicide from helicopters over the Kootenai National Forest does not adequately protect dozens of grizzly bears. more
4/7/2010	Mining Among Deadliest Occupations in the U.S.	News
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Logging has the Highest Fatality Rate more
4/7/2010	Comments sought on plan for drilling southeast of GJ	News
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public opinion on a proposal to develop oil and natural gas resources on more than 90,000 acres between Grand Junction and Delta. more
4/6/2010	Olympic park gets ready for "Last Dam Summer"	News
Olympic National Park is gearing up for its "Last Dam Summer" this year before the dismantling of the Elwha River dams begins in 2011. more
4/6/2010	Yosemite gets 1.3 million to boost transportation in park	News
Yosemite National Park received a 1.3 million federal grant to improve public transportation in the park, officials said today. The YARTS bus system also got a grant to buy three new buses. more
4/6/2010	BLM seeking advisory council members	News
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for its two Resource Advisory Councils in western Colorado. more
4/6/2010	Lawmakers push for Pebble study	News
The Alaska Legislature is about to abandon a planned public relations effort aimed at fighting the Endangered Species Act. There's a push to use ithe money instead for an independent study of how the proposed Pebble Mine development could affect Bristol B more
4/6/2010	Vale’s Price Gain May Spur CSN, Usiminas Mining IPOs	News
Vale SA may drive steelmakers Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA to accelerate plans to spin off their mining units after winning a deal to almost double iron-ore ... more
4/5/2010	Report: Mining inspectors need more training	News
Charleston, W.Va. » The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is being faulted in a new government report for doing a shoddy job keeping its inspectors trained. more
4/5/2010	Petitions Push Land Rights	News
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is gathering petition signatures to get an eminent domain initiative on the November 2011 ballot. more
4/4/2010	NH proposes wildlife rules changes	News
New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are holding three hearings this week on proposed changes to hunting and trapping seasons. more
4/4/2010	Editorial: Drilling plan a loser	News
Obama has pleased no one with his offshore drilling plan, and done nothing to create support for alternative energy. more
4/3/2010	Defiant farmers dig in as drought returns to Klamath	News
When drought and the Endangered Species Act shut off irrigation on the Klamath Reclamation Project in 2001, farmers demonstrated and broke open headgates to let water into irrigation ditches, setting up a confrontation with federal agents. When tempers co more
4/3/2010	Crappie are warming up with the weather	News
According to reports from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the recent string of summer-like weather is igniting crappie action across the state. more
4/3/2010	Farmers struggle to survive irrigation cutbacks	News
MALIN, Ore. (AP) -- When drought and the Endangered Species Act shut off irrigation on the Klamath Reclamation Project in 2001, farmers demonstrated and broke open headgates to let water into irrigation ditches, setting up a confrontation with federal age more
4/3/2010	Maaden ups stake in Alcoa venture	News
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Mining Co., the state-owned metals producer known as Maaden, said it increased its stake in a project to build an aluminium industrial complex with Alcoa Inc. in Saudi Arabia. ... more
4/3/2010	NH Fish and Game looking for salmon fry help	News
New Hampshire's Fish and Game Department is looking for volunteers to help stock millions of inch-long young salmon into the various waterways, an action that plays a vital role in restoring runs of salmon. more
4/2/2010	Enviros Blast Obama Mining Rule Reversal	News
The same week President Barack Obama riled environmentalists with plans for offshore oil drilling, he faces criticism for signaling he will support a Bush-era policy criticized as giving mining companies unlimited access to public lands to dump toxic wast more
4/2/2010	Environmentalists Blast Obama Mining Reversal	News
Obama Signals Support for Giving Mining Companies Access to Public Land to Dump Toxic Waste, Fueling Criticism more
4/2/2010	Environmentalists Blast Obama Mining Rule Reversal	News
The same week President Barack Obama riled environmentalists with plans for offshore oil drilling, he faces criticism for signaling he will support a Bush-era policy criticized as giving mining compan... more
4/2/2010	More testimony expected on Amerikohl surface mine request	News
The Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board this week heard additional testimony concerning Amerikohl Mining Inc.'s request to surface mine in Springfield Township, but decided to continue the hearing again to gather more comment. more
4/2/2010	BLM approves expansion of coal mine	News
The federal government cleared the way for the expansion of one of the nation's biggest coal mines Thursday over the concerns of environmentalists who said the coal could contribute to climate change. more
4/2/2010	Park service begins study for possible Cesar Chavez historic landmark	News
WASHINGTON - The National Park Service is launching a study of sites in California and other states associated more
4/1/2010	Public input sought for national forest planning rule	News
Utahns are invited to participate in roundtable discussions intended to help the U.S. Forest Service develop a new rule for guiding how resources in national forests are managed in the future. more
4/1/2010	Update: Canadian Mining Stocks Moves the Khandaker Mining World(TM) Index	News
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4/1/2010	Video: Obama 's Drilling Backlash	News
President Barack Obama gave the green light to offshore oil drilling causing sparks to fly. CBS News foreign analyst Pamela Falk talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon about the backlash. more
4/1/2010	California 's Sierra snowpack slightly above normal	News
Winter storms have blanketed the Sierra Nevada with snow, leaving California with a snowpack slightly above normal and better than expected water supplies. The Department of Water Resources also said Thursday that cities and farms will get 20 percent of t more
4/1/2010	Dow up 70 points Colorado gold, energy stocks shine	News
The Dow climbed closer to the 11,000 level Thursday, a day ahead of new job numbers that some economists expect to show some growth. In Colorado, it was a good day for gold and energy stocks, with Royal Gold, St. Mary Land, Berry Petroleum, more
4/1/2010	EPA Tightens Rules On Mountaintop Removal Mining	News
(Adds more detail about decision and impacts adds reaction.) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday tightened regulation of mountaintop-removal coal mining, ci... more
4/1/2010	Mississippi Congressmen Support Obama Drilling Plan	News
Members of Mississippi's congressional delegation have responded favorably to President Barack Obama's decision to expand offshore oil and natural gas exploration. more
4/1/2010	Obama: Offshore Drilling Part of Broader Plan	News
President Obama's decision to lift a long-standing ban on offshore drilling off the East Coast won 't yield much oil at first, but it could herald a more dramatic shift in how Americans consume energy, experts say.... more
4/1/2010	Reaction Mixed to Idea of East Coast Drilling	News
Beachgoers walk a dog at Sullivans Island, S.C. on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Some island residents worry offshore oil exploration announced by President Barack Obama Wednesday could mean spills that ... more
4/1/2010	Obama: Drilling is just part of strategy	News
Drawing stout criticism from environmentalists and guarded support from Republicans, President Obama announced Wednesday that he will lift bans on new drilling for oil and natural gas off much of the U.S. coastline. more
4/1/2010	Inmet agrees to 500M private placement	News
Inmet Mining Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to a private placement with an Asian investment firm worth 500-million. Under terms of the deal, Inmet will issue 9.2 million subscription receipt... more
11/23/2009	Rosemont Mine plan pushed back	News
The U.S. Forest Service has pushed back its plans again, and it now says it will release an environmental analysis of the proposed Rosemont Mine in April 2010, about a year later than it originally planned. more
11/20/2009	Dino find may change thinking on migration	News
Cedar City » The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has yielded new fossilized treasures that a scientist says could help rewrite what is known about paleontology in North America. more
11/20/2009	Wyoming challenges Yellowstone snowmobile rules	News|Off-roading
The state of Wyoming has filed a new federal lawsuit seeking to block the National Park Service from restricting snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park. more
11/18/2009	Interior adds land to Canyon of Ancients	News
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Monday the federal government is acquiring 4,573 acres of private land within the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument near Cortez. more
11/18/2009	Endangered frogs released at Fort Lewis	News
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says about 500 endangered Oregon spotted frogs have been released this fall at a lake on the Fort Lewis Army base near Tacoma. more
11/16/2009	Glacier projects go into high gear with stimulus money	News
Federal stimulus funding will allow Glacier National Park to double up its reconstruction projects on the Going-to-the-Sun Road next summer. more
11/16/2009	Many Glacier Lodge stimulus project won&apost start for a year	News
Another recipient of federal stimulus funding is the Many Glacier Lodge in Glacier National Park, but the project won&apost get under way for another year. more
11/16/2009	Drilling for Scotch whisky on frozen continent	News
A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whisky that has been on the rocks since a century ago. more
11/14/2009	Forest Service issues management plan for Baca Mountain Tract	News
MONTE VISTA - The Rio Grande National Forest finalized the management plan Friday for 14,000 acres that sit between Crestone and the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. more
11/12/2009	Newmont chief foresees rise in gold-mining costs.	Mining
Newmont Mining Corp. chief executive Richard O 'Brien said costs for the gold-mining industry are likely to rise by about 5 percent next year. more
11/11/2009	WWII Wyoming internment camp to get museum	News
The National Park Service announced a 292,252 grant Wednesday to help build a museum at Heart Mountain, an internment camp where almost 11,000 Japanese-Americans were detained during World War II. more
11/11/2009	Shouts, shoves at hearing on protecting ocean	News
A hearing on establishing protected/closed areas of ocean in Southern California coast boiled over into shouting and shoving on Tuesday. State Fish and Game wardens had to jump in and separate two men in the audience, as shouts echoed through the hotel... more
11/11/2009	BLM meets with public about new wilderness	News
Congress has already had its say in setting the boundaries of Eastern Nevada's newest wilderness areas, but local residents will still have a chance to shape the way they 're managed. more
11/10/2009	Stimulus Funds Will Help Improve The C&O Towpath	News
The National Park Service says federal stimulus money will pay for resurfacing of about 60 miles of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park towpath more
11/9/2009	Utah snail no longer considered for fed protection	News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed its yearly evaluation of plants and animals that are considered candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act. more
10/23/2009	Rosemont mine 'no action ' letter sent by mistake, official says	News
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said that an earlier letter affirming a Forest Service position that it could not legally say no to the proposed Rosemont Mine should not have been mailed. more
10/23/2009	Plan released for future of Arch grounds may include water taxi on Mississippi	News
The National Park Service has released a management plan for the future of the Gateway Arch grounds. more
10/22/2009	Alaska again seeks delisting of polar bears as threatened	News
The state of Alaska is bolstering efforts to overturn the listing of the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. more
10/22/2009	A rocky point indeed for California coastal task force	News
Opposing factions will be watching as a state panel proposes fishing restrictions off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The Fish and Game Commission tends to accept such recommendations with few changes. more
10/22/2009	BLM releases public comments about federal solar parcels in San Luis Valley	News
COMMENTS: The federal agency looking at designating more than 20,000 acres in the San Luis Valley as suitable for utility-scale solar projects, released public comments on the proposal Tuesday. more
10/22/2009	State May Allow ATV Riders Limited Access to Public Lands	News|Off-roading
ATV riders are one step closer to riding on public lands. State officials have posted their final proposed rules for allowing that to happen. But the state's riders ' association says the debate is far from over and it's not ready to declare victory just more
10/22/2009	Fishermen contest plans for Calif. ocean reserves	News
There's nothing pacific about the ocean off Southern California these days.A battle over how to establish marine reserves along the coast has roiled the waters with the competing interests of environmentalists, fishermen an more
10/21/2009	BLM blocks roads in Dominguez area	News
Gates have been installed blocking vehicle access on two routes in the newly created Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, according to the Bureau of Land Management. more
10/21/2009	US Forest Service to implement grazing deals in ND	News
The U.S. Forest Service will implement new 10-year grazing administration plans on western North Dakota's federal grasslands even if the two major rancher associations decline to sign the deals, one of the state's senators said. more
10/21/2009	Fed official: No action is no option in Rosemont mine permitting	News
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has upheld the stance of his department’s Forest Service that the federal government cannot legally approve a “no action” alternative for the proposed Rosemont copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tu more
10/20/2009	US delays report on Rosemont mine plan	News
The U.S. Forest Service won 't meet its November deadline for releasing an environmental document about the proposed Rosemont Mine, and officials said on Monday that they don 't know when the report will be released. more
10/20/2009	End of the road for Salt Creek trial	Off-roading
Attorneys for San Juan County and the state of Utah said Friday that they have proven the Salt Creek road in Canyonlands National Park was used continuously by the public from 1949 to 1998 and, therefore, should be open to Jeeps, all-terrain vehicles and more
10/19/2009	YANKTON: More river sandbar habitat is planned	News
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) ---- Construction will begin in spring on another 40 acres of Missouri River sandbar habitat for two birds that are on the Endangered Species List.... more
10/19/2009	BLM won 't fight grazing ban on Idaho allotment	News
Federal land managers won 't fight a judge's order to bar a rancher from grazing sheep on public land in western Idaho to protect the region's wild bighorns. more
10/17/2009	Public input sought on new Merced River plan	News|Off-roading|Mining
For the third time in the past decade, the National Park Service is seeking the public's ideas for a plan to protect the Merced River, which runs through the heart of popular Yosemite Valley. <a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1676726.htm more
10/16/2009	Yellowstone plan sharply curtails snowmobiles	Off-roading
CHEYENNE, Wyo. » The National Park Service has approved a plan to restrict snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park to less than half of last winter's limit. more
10/14/2009	Midland Grade Trail gets federal boost	News
BUENA VISTA - The Midland Grade Trail will receive much needed upgrades starting Monday thanks to efforts of crews working for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service. more
10/14/2009	Nevada Mining Rocks for students Oct. 21	News
Do want to know more about the opportunities and education that lead to mining careers in Nevada? Join the "Nevada Mining Rocks!" tour on Oct. 21 and explore all the careers and programs available to become apart of Nevada's mining industry. more
10/13/2009	Mining company defends lockout	News
ANTONITO - The company that locked out 29 union perlite miners last week explained its decision Monday. more
10/13/2009	Mining meeting tension brews	News
Environmentalists in West Virginia released a report blasting mountaintop removal mining, and police in eastern Kentucky were preparing to handle large crowds as supporters and opponents of the practice mobilized for federal hearings this week.<div clas more
10/12/2009	Drilling regs hearing will reveal issues	News|Mining
ALBANY How can the state use just one well to set regulations for the impact of gas drilling on water, roads and air when dozens, even hundreds, may be built in places such as Sullivan County? Shouldn 't the gas companies address the cumulative... more
10/12/2009	New rules add protection for special BLM sites	News
GRAND JUNCTION - Colorado's Canyon of the Ancients, near Grand Junction, could serve as a model for the management of other sites with special designations from the Bureau of Land Management. more
10/8/2009	Senate committee approves Pizarchik for U.S. mining post	Mining
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted this morning to confirm Pennsylvania&aposs controversial mining director as the director of the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. more
10/7/2009	COMMENTS: BLM seeks wilderness comments	News|Off-roading|Mining
The BLM Ely District is asking for the public's input on the Mount Grafton, South Egan Range, Far South Egans and Highland Ridge Wilderness Management Plan. more
10/7/2009	Mining hearings	Mining
Six public hearings across the Appalachian coalfields next week -- including a Thursday session in Pittsburgh -- figure to be the latest battleground in the fight over the future of a practice known as mountaintop removal mining.<div class="feedflare" more
10/7/2009	Olympic Park won 't open Sunrise snowplay area	News
Olympic National Park officials say they won 't open a popular tubing and sliding area near Hurricane Ridge this winter. more
10/6/2009	Mining for tourism: Exhibit offers look inside coal mine	Mining
After 32 years of development and stops and starts, the Portal 31 exhibition mine of Harlan County is set to open Saturday. more
10/5/2009	Forest Service not sold on Hidden Gems proposal	News
The U.S. Forest Service doesn 't believe all the lands targeted for Wilderness in the Hidden Gems campaign actually qualify for the special protection, according to the top local official in the agency. more
10/5/2009	Sportsmen eye lead 's impact on environment	News
Earlier this year, the National Park Service had proposed making it illegal to use lead ammunition or lead sinkers to hunt or fish on its lands by 2010. more
10/5/2009	Forest Service not sold on Eagle County-area Gems proposal	News
Agency: 82,000 acres eligible for Wilderness, far less than what conservationists seek more
10/4/2009	Boston Twp. asks Summit for funds	News
Most of Summit County's Boston Township has become part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. And township officials say they are paying the price and struggling financially because of the loss of tax revenues. more
10/4/2009	New species gives ammo to Snake Valley water deal opponents	News
The discovery of new cave species at Great Basin National Park could provide opponents of the Southern Nevada Water Authority's plans to pump billions of gallons of water a year from the Snake Valley aquifer with one more argument again more
10/3/2009	Former Ore. BLM employee faces corruption charges	News
MEDFORD A former U.S. Bureau of Land Management employee is facing charges in a public corruption case involving an alleged scheme to defraud the federal agency by steering contracts to his son. more
10/2/2009	Report: USFS ordered Calif. firefighters reduced	News
The U.S. Forest Service ordered its supervisors to reduce the use of state and local firefighters three weeks before a deadly Los Angeles County wildfire erupted, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. more
10/2/2009	Before the Station fire, a cost-cutting memo	News
Three weeks ahead of the Station blaze, the Forest Service sought to limit the use of local firefighting resources. more
10/2/2009	Reduce use of state, local firefighters, memo said	News
A report says the U.S. Forest Service ordered supervisors to reduce the use of state and local firefighters three weeks before a deadly Los Angeles County wildfire erupted. more
10/2/2009	PennFuture Praises State House for Passing Natural Gas Drilling Tax Against All Odds Senators Must Now Answer &ldquoWhose Side A	News|Mining
Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passing legislation today to tax multi-national gas drilling companies and the tobacco industry rather than local veterans, firefighters and arts organizations. more
10/2/2009	Quicksilver Resources hit with 22 million verdict in contract dispute	Mining
Quicksilver Resources expressed disappointment Friday with a 22 million jury verdict against the Fort Worth-based natural gas and oil producer in a civil suit heard in an Oklahoma court. An appeal is expected. more
10/2/2009	Research and Markets: Strategic Analysis of Electricity Use in the Mining Sector in Southern Africa	News|Mining
The Southern African power crisis has had a severe impact on the mining industry. Mining companies have been forced to reduce electricity consumption and identify energy saving opportunities. This research service explores the impact of the power crisis o more
10/1/2009	New plan for Merced River in Yosemite Park	News
A decade of litigation over the Merced River in Yosemite National Park ended Wednesday when the federal government agreed to completely rewrite a key management plan for the river. more
9/30/2009	EPA penalizes Sunshine Mine owner	Mining
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency assessed a 50,000 penalty to Sterling Mining Co., of Kellogg, for violating terms of its effluent-discharge permit at the Sunshine Mine and Mill in the Silver Valley region of north Idaho. more
9/30/2009	Settlement blocks Yosemite commercial development	News
FRESNO, Calif. Ending a lengthy legal battle with environmentalists, the federal government agreed Wednesday to halt all commercial development in Yosemite National Park's most popular stretch and to consider limiting access to its wilderness. more
9/29/2009	Mining magnate brands fellow Australians racists	Mining
Sydney - Racism rather than the national interest explains why Australians are wary of Chinese investment, a mining magnate told a Brisbane business meeting Tuesday. I think it's one of the worst things that can happen to Australia to extend our rac... more
9/29/2009	Yosemite announces completion of Half Dome Overlook makeover	News
Yosemite National Park has announced the completion of a 800,000 rehabilitation of the Half Dome Overlook. more
9/27/2009	Mules are damaging Grand Canyon trails	News|Off-roading
GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The major form of transportation within the Grand Canyon is causing major erosion problems on the trails, the National Park Service reported Sunday. more
9/26/2009	NH taking part in national hunting, fishing expo	News
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has organized a statewide celebration in honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day. more
9/25/2009	Panel backs youth involvement in National Parks	News
A team of historians, park aficionados and former politicians trotted out a report Thursday that aims to reverse what they say is a disturbing problem in America's National Parks: Nature deficit disorder. The report by the National Parks Second Century... more
9/25/2009	Congress votes: National Parks spending	News
Amendment sponsor Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said the park system has an 11 billion maintenance backlog "that ought to be a priority before we add one more acre to 650 million acres we already own." more
9/25/2009	Wyoming wants to block YNP snowmobile plan	News|Off-roading
The state of Wyoming has asked a federal appeals court to give a judge authority to block a proposal reducing the number of snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone National Park. more
9/24/2009	Biologists continue to see effects of bat disease	News
Biologists with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife say they 're continuing to see how devastated the bat population has been by what is being called white nose syndrome. more
9/24/2009	Amateur Finds Anglo-Saxon Treasure Trove	Mining
treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon what has been described as the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered more
9/23/2009	Jefferson County mining site added to EPAs Superfund priority list	News
-- A mining site located in southwest Jefferson County has been placed on the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 said Wednesday. Mining act... more
9/22/2009	Siskiyou County Announces 23 Million Federal ARRA Rural Broadband Stimulus Bid	News|Mining
SACRAMENTO, CA -- 09/21/09 -- Western Blue, Northern and Central Californias experienced IT solution integrator, in a consortium with Siskiyou County, local firms, the Karuk Tribe, the College of ... more
9/22/2009	Judge: Park grizzlies need protection	News
BILLINGS Facing the combined pressures of climate change, hunters and lax protections, 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park are going back on the threatened species list under a federal court order issued Monday. more
9/19/2009	A BAN ON YOUR DOGS is it in your future	News|Off-roading|Mining
You may not be able to take your dog with you next time you go camping, keep a vigilent eye. more
9/19/2009	Septic tank regs may be reviewed	News
AB 885, a controversial bill which imposed costly and unpopular regulations on septic tanks, could be up for review this fall or later, a spokesman for the State Water Resources Control Board said this week. more
9/18/2009	Interactive: Mining in Michigan&aposs Upper Peninsula	Mining
Mineral companies are once again looking to the Upper Peninsula for a "new era in mining," which could begin with the opening of a new nickel mine this spring. more
9/18/2009	Espada Aqueduct repaired	News
After nearly three centuries, even the walls of history can use an occasional power wash. That's among the many treatments the Espada Aqueduct is getting in a months-long restoration and drainage project overseen by the National Parks Service. more
9/18/2009	Testimony questions whether Canyonlands route is real road	News
The route to Angel Arch is impassible now due to deep pools and quicksand left after repeated summer rainstorms flooded Salt Creek Canyon, but San Juan County and the state of Utah pressed their case all week to open a 10-mile stretch of creek bed in Cany more
9/17/2009	Newmont focusing on Nev. gold	News|Mining
Newmont Mining Corp., the largest U.S. gold producer, will focus exploration near existing mines in Nevada to bolster its reserves, chief executive Richard O 'Brien said. more
9/17/2009	Comment period running out on deer-dog ban	News
PINEVILLE, La. (AP) -- The U.S. Forest Service reminds hunters and others that the comment period on its proposal to ban deer hunting with dogs in the Kisatchie National forest will end Oct. 1. It wou... more
9/17/2009	Coal miners & supporters take the fight against cap and trade bill to the Internet	News
(SIGN PETITION LINK AT BOTTOM) Coal miners and supporters are now going to the internet to fight the so-called cap and trade bill. The National Mining Association started an online petition so they can show congress how many people are against the bill. more
9/17/2009	Strange Bedfellows: GOP senator blocks National Park boss	News
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, is blocking Senate confirmation of Reed Jarvis as director of the National Park Service, claiming that Interior Department has been slow to release documents. more
9/17/2009	National Park official says in DEWA lecture preserving our past can define our future	News
"Life in the Delaware River Valley can be traced back as far as 11,600 B.C.," said Dr. Brinnen Carter, Cultural Resource manager for Delaware National Park system. "Before that," he said, "there was ice." more
9/16/2009	Encore Renaissance Resources Completes Open Pit Mining Phase at Bonaparte Gold Mine	Mining
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 16, 2009) - ENCORE RENAISSANCE RESOURCES CORP. Encore Renaissance Resources Corp. more
9/16/2009	Copper 's economic impact grew last year	Mining
Even as the recession took hold and copper prices slumped at the end of last year, the Arizona copper industry set records for economic impact and job creation in 2008, according to a recent study prepared for the Arizona Mining Association. more
9/16/2009	Weigh in on dog ban proposal	News|Off-roading|Mining
Dear Editor: On a recent run up Conundrum Creek with my trusted running companion, Rip, the wonder border terrier, I was greeted by a U.S. Forest Service employee and informed that I have until Sept. 18 to submit a written comment and suggestions as... more
9/16/2009	Wild path getting tamed	Off-roading
PROVINCETOWN Federal officials hope that a final facelift for the U.S. National Park Service's oldest bike path will finally tame the trail's most beastly aspects. more
9/15/2009	Mining industry waits on fate of bill	Mining
With another session of Parliament starting up this week, Canadian resource executives will be casting an uneasy eye away from their mining developments and toward the halls of Ottawa. This is the se... more
9/15/2009	Grant awarded to Water Resources, U of I program	News
Mapping Evapotranspiration from Satellites, an Idaho Department of Water Resources program created in partnership with the University of Idaho, was one of six programs of 700 entries nationwide to win a 2009 Innovations in American Government more
9/15/2009	Newmont announces pricing of senior notes expected to raise nearly 2 billion	Mining
DENVER - Newmont Mining Corp. announced pricing Tuesday for senior notes that it expects will raise 1.97 billion in net proceeds for working capital. The company said it would issue 900 million in... more
9/15/2009	Federal stimulus funds on way for Calif. side of Tahoe	News
The U.S. Forest Service will fund about 89 million in fuels reduction and forest health projects nationally with federal stimulus funds, with about 10 million coming to California and 500,000 to Nevada. more
9/14/2009	Asarco land swap ruled illegal	Mining
A federal appeals court ruled that a land exchange between the Bureau of Land Management and Tucson copper miner Asarco LLC is illegal. more
9/14/2009	Price crashes Mining CEOs are still hitting pay dirt	Mining
Coming off the most abrupt commodity price crash in history, Canadian mining executives continue to rake in plenty of money. Salaries for Canadian mining CEOs rose almost 9% this year, according to t... more
9/13/2009	Westport man chosen to lead WA Fish and Wildlife	News
Former Westport charter boat skipper Phil Anderson has been chosen to head Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife. more
9/11/2009	'Bio blitz ' documents species in Yellowstone	News
Yellowstone National Park, Mont. » It's called a "bio blitz" -- a 24-hour effort by more than 100 scientists, volunteers and others to document as many species within Yellowstone National Park as possible. more
9/10/2009	Washington state forests target of 4.7M in federal stimulus funds	News
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said the state will receive 4.7 million in federal stimulus funds from the U.S. Forest Service for several projects, including helping rural private property owners remove trees from their land. more
9/10/2009	Toad Exclusive to Nevada Gains Federal Attention	News
A toad found only in Nevada will be studied to determine if it warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act. more
9/9/2009	Soaring Forest Service leases to drive families out of cabins they 've had for generations	News
The U.S. Forest Service recently sent notice to Lake Wenatchee cabin owners that lease fees for the public land will spike more than 1,000 percent, from 1,400 to more than 17,000, by 2011. Some of the 14,500 cabin owners nationwide including 2,800 in Was more
9/9/2009	Hot Springs To Be First National Park on Commemorative Coin	News
Fifty-six national parks and historic sites will be featured in new series of commemorative quarters. more
9/9/2009	Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue	News
A federal judge says gray wolf hunts in Montana and Idaho can go on, denying a request by environmentalists and animal welfare groups to stop the first organized wolf hunts in the lower 48 states in decades. more
9/9/2009	Ahead of Endangered Species Act decision, sage grouse season nears	News
CHEYENNE -- Listing a species as endangered and hunting it might seem mutually exclusive, but the same environmentalists who want sage grouse listed aren 't absolutely opposed to hunting the birds. more
9/9/2009	Reseeding planned for Zion National Park after 2006 fire	News
Helicopters next week will begin dropping herbicides and seeds across about 4,600 acres in Zion National Park. more
9/9/2009	National parks featured in new line of quarters	News
Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas will be the first site featured in a line of "America the Beautiful" quarters starting next year that will feature a national park from each state and U.S. territory. more
9/9/2009	Protection of Pacific Walrus Under the ESA May Be Warranted	News
The Service announced that a petition to protect the Pacific walrus under the Endangered Species Act presents substantial information indicating that adding the species to the federal list of threatened and endangered species may be warranted. This more
9/9/2009	Salazar Announces Guidelines to Protect Indiana Bat from Surface Coal Mining Impacts	News
Salazar today announced the availability of coal mining guidelines developed to conserve and protect the endangered Indiana bat. The bat’s habitat stretches from the eastern United States through the Midwest, including 13 states with coal mining operati more
9/8/2009	MORE WILDERNESS AREAS PROPOSED	Off-roading|Mining
Flush with funding from wealthy donors and foundations in Washington D.C., a group called the Wilderness Workshop is pushing for 600,000 acres of new Wilderness in Colorado by next year. more
9/8/2009	Federal agency advances walrus listing petition	News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A second Arctic marine mammal moved closer to an Endangered Species listing due to global warming Tuesday with a petition to grant the Pacific walrus protection passing its first review. more
9/8/2009	Environmental groups say they'll sue	Mining
Environmental groups say they'll sue to stop uranium mine near Grand Canyon from reopening more
9/6/2009	Proposals sought for water program	News
The South Dakota Water Resources Institute seeks proposals for the State Water Resources Institute Program for 2010. more
9/5/2009	China-Australia Tensions Simmer as Mining Giant Suspends Iron Ore Talks	Mining
Collapse in negotiations adds to simmering tensions between Beijing and Canberra following detention of four employees of Australia's biggest iron ore producer, Rio Tinto more
9/5/2009	Season extended to make Aspen-area campers happy	News
Campgrounds will stay open longer than usual this fall in Forest Service experiment more
9/5/2009	CNN - Cartels Grow Pot Near Tourist Spots	News|Off-roading|Mining
Drug Traffickers Planting Millions Of Marijuana Plants On U.S. Public Lands Are Moving Closer To Popular Tourist Spots. "It's Definitely Possible That Hikers And Campers Are Going To Find Themselves In The Middle Of A Field Facing Some Very Dangerous, Ar more
9/4/2009	Briefs, Sept. 4, 2009	News
BLM seeks comment on land exchange more
9/4/2009	Government Funds 1 Million Outhouse	News
Stossel: National Park Service flushes away your tax dollars. more
9/3/2009	No one attends TPWD 's public forum on revisions to land, water conservation plan	News
There was no public input as no one showed up Thursday night at the Ellen Trout Zoo for a forum hosted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department concerning revisions to its 2005 Land and Water Resources Conservation Plan. more
9/2/2009	Gunnison Gorge projects get federal stimulus funds	News
DENVER - The first Bureau of Land Management projects in Colorado to receive federal stimulus dollars will be in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in western Colorado. more
9/2/2009	Feds failed to clear brush in LA wildfire area	News
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal authorities failed to follow through on plans earlier this year to burn away highly flammable brush in a forest on the edge of Los Angeles to avoid the very kind of wildfire now raging there, The Associated Press has learned. Th more
9/2/2009	Utah mine rescuers compete for national title today	Mining
Workers from four Utah coal mines will wrap up four days of events today in a national mine-rescue competition in Nashville, Tenn. Consol Energy, UtahAmerican Energy, Arch Coal's Sufco mine and Energy West Mining all have sent teams to the National Mine R more
9/1/2009	Drought in Central Texas is taking toll on trees	News
"I have not seen it to this extent in my lifetime," said Jim Houser of the Texas Forest Service. more
9/1/2009	TPWD to discuss revisions to land and water plan	News
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold one of several statewide public forums concerning proposed revisions to its 2005 Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan on Thursday at Ellen Trout Zoo. more
9/1/2009	Appeals panel rules against Kane County 's sign swap	News|Off-roading
In a split decision, a federal appeals court panel in Denver ruled Tuesday that Kane County had no authority to remove signs restricting off-highway vehicle use, and put up new signs inviting such use, in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument an more
8/31/2009	Colorado Forest Service to distribute 10.7M in stimulus grants	News|Off-roading
The Colorado State Forest Service is seeking proposals for 10.7 million in federal stimulus funds it will distribute for projects that create forestry-related jobs. more
8/30/2009	Timpanogos Cave considers new management plan	News
The National Park Service is more
8/28/2009	Badger Mining Adventure Day is Saturday	News|Mining
FAIRWATER The first 1,000 children to show up for Badger Minings Adventure Day on Saturday will receive a free pail and shovel or a backpack. more
8/28/2009	Feds to consider protections for Sonoran desert tortoise	News
The federal government has agreed to consider whether the Sonoran desert tortoise, a Southwest icon whose population has declined by half in the past 20 years, warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act. more
8/28/2009	Brief: Mining convention convened in Park City	Mining
The Utah Mining Association held its 94th Annual Convention on Aug. 21 in Park City and gave Louis James Cononelos it's most prestigious and more
8/27/2009	Boaters can float Chattooga 's upper areas	News
ATLANTA - Limited boating will be allowed along stretches of the upper Chattooga River, U.S. Forest Service officials said Wednesday, hoping to settle a dispute between outdoors enthusiasts over access to the famed stream. more
8/27/2009	BLM OKs bigger gravel pit near Benson	News|Mining
The pit is operated north of Benson by Huachuca Concrete Inc. more
8/27/2009	Running In The Dark At Zion National ParkZion Tunnel Through The YearsFrom 'Rainbow Of The Desert '	News
August 27, 2009 It never happened before, and it's not likely to happen again. Wednesday before dusk, rangers at Zion National Park, in southern Utah, blocked all traffic on the highway that crosses t... more
8/27/2009	Park City gets more open space	News|Off-roading
More than 100 acres of federally owned land -- known as the Oak and White Acre parcels --- has been transferred to Park City ownership as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. more
8/26/2009	Udall, McCain are right: U.S. needs to go nuclear	News
Amid the towering pines of Rocky Mountain National Park, U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and John McCain this week advocated for more nuclear power to help stave off climate change. more
8/26/2009	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Proposal to List Seven Foreign Bird Species as Endangered under Endangered Species Act	News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to protect seven Brazilian bird species as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). If made final, the measure would extend ESA protection to these species. more
8/25/2009	Forest Service adding 140 jobs in Albuquerque	News
Lopez says the federal agency has centralized its business operations in Albuquerque and will be looking for additional space to house the new employees. more
8/25/2009	Idaho-based mining company defers dividend payment	News
Hecla Mining Co., an Idaho-based silver and gold mining company, is deferring quarterly dividend payments to owners of all three classes of its preferred stock to conserve cash and comply with restrictions of a bank credit agreement. more
8/24/2009	Public lands bill: Include Loess Hills	News|Off-roading|Mining
When Tom Vilsack took over as secretary of Agriculture early this year, one of the agency's new responsibilities outlined by Congress was the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Almost 30 million acres around the United States were afforded protec more
8/23/2009	Snail being studied in SD for possible protection	News
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A bean-sized snail found in the Black Hills in the 1990s is being studied for possible protection under the Endangered Species Act, which could restrict or prohibit human activity that threatens the snail's survival.... more
8/22/2009	Influx of cash gives Texas parks a long-overdue makeover	News
BUESCHER STATE PARK Jamie Hackett jumped out of her new patrol truck and grinned as a worker on a shiny red tractor finished demolishing a decrepit screened shelter that will be replaced by a small air-conditioned cabin. more
8/21/2009	Fayette County panel rejects strip mine	Off-roading|Mining
Amerikohl Mining Inc. proposal to operate the 588-acre Curry strip mine a quarter-mile from the popular Great Allegheny Passage bike trail and Ohiopyle State Park has been denied by the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board. more
8/20/2009	Rio Tinto 's profit slumps 65 percent	Mining
Mining giant Rio Tinto said sharp falls in metals and mineral prices were behind first-half profit dropping by nearly two thirds. more
8/20/2009	Fish and Game Commission 's lead ruling good for sportsmen	News
The sportsmen of California have gotten a break from the continued non-scientific onslaught against their hunting heritage. more
8/19/2009	Silver salmon limit raised in most areas	News
A strong return of silver salmon to northern Cook Inlet has prompted biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to boost the bag and possession limit from two to three fish in most Knik Arm fisheries beginning today. more
8/19/2009	Hochschild Mining Profit Down 24%	Mining
LONDON -- Hochschild Mining said Wednesday that its first-half net profit fell 24% to 24.7 million as revenue for the period dipped 0.5% to 230.6 million. The group said production rose 17% to a fi... more
8/19/2009	New stimulus funds to better forest trails	News
The latest round of Forest Service funding was announced Tuesday and includes 520,000 for two Washington state projects. Some of the money will be used to help improve trails in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Skamania County and the rest to transp more
8/19/2009	Judge considers YNP snowmobile cap	Off-roading
CHEYENNE -- A judge heard arguments Tuesday over whether he has the authority to block a federal proposal reducing snowmobile traffic in Yellowstone National Park, saying he would issue a decision in about a week. more
8/19/2009	Fee increase meeting for Fort Pulaski	News
Fort Pulaski National Monument Park in Savannah may decide to increase its entrance fee. more
8/19/2009	Bicyclists and Hikers May Pay at Red Rock	Off-roading
Bicyclists and hikers on foot would no longer get in free at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area under a proposed federal Bureau of Land Management fee increase. more
8/19/2009	Herbert to speak to Utah Mining Association	Mining
Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to speak about his new administration's energy policy when he delivers the keynote speech Friday at the Utah Mining Association's 94th annual convention at The Canyons Resort outside of Park City. more
8/18/2009	Feds: 29 species may need protection	News|Off-roading|Mining
Twenty-nine species in more than 20 states -- from a rare beach-dwelling plant in Yellowstone National Park to a caddis fly in Nebraska -- may need federal protections to avoid extinction, according to the U. more
8/17/2009	Expert to speak about facts, myths of in-situ mining	News|Mining
A man labeled as an internationally recognized expert on uranium mining will give a talk called "In Situ Uranium Mining: Myth versus Fact" as the controversial Centennial Project looms over northern Colorado. more
8/15/2009	Forest Service tries to put brakes to freeriders	News
RENO, Nev. - Mountain bikers with a need for speed and thrills have made Lake Tahoe the latest front in an ongoing battle over the illegal construction of bike trails in national...<div class="feedflare"> more
8/15/2009	Groups petition BLM to shutter Idaho grazing area	News
Environmentalists including The Wilderness Society have petitioned federal land managers to shutter a central Idaho grazing allotment before October, saying letting domestic sheep return will put wild bighorns at risk of deadly disease. more
8/12/2009	Plan seeks to map out habitat for area species	News
Bexar County Environmental Engineer Andrew Winter likes to remind developers that when their projects involve endangered species habitat, they need to comply with the Endangered Species Act. more
8/12/2009	Judge Rebuffs Attempt to Change Mining	Mining
Obama Administration Attempted to Reverse Bush-Era Rule That Allows Surface Mine Waste to Be Dumped Near Streams more
8/12/2009	Species Act ordinance called weak	News
The San Antonio Planning Commission voted to support a proposed new city ordinance Wednesday that would require developers to acknowledge the Endangered Species Act but does little to force them to comply with it. more
8/11/2009	California Dept of F&G Web site (DREDGING BAN)	Mining
California Department of Fish and Game Web site questions and answers about Dredging Ban for miners only. more
8/10/2009	Salmon: A dam shame	News
Friday is the deadline for Obama to show his commitment to the Endangered Species Act by ordering the removal of electric dams that prevent the spawning of salmon in the Northwest. We think he should. The removal is far cheaper than the crazy alternatives more
8/10/2009	NH offers women only hunter course	News
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is offering women a chance to learn hunting skills in a special course just for them. more
8/8/2009	Vail Daily letter: Against wilderness expansion	News
I am writing in opposition of the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal because our existing wilderness areas and BLM land is only accessible by current roads and is against the law to travel by motor vehicle on non-authorized areas, which in turn do not... more
8/6/2009	Moratorium on Instream Suction Dredge Mining	News|Mining
DFG News Release Moratorium on Instream Suction Dredge Mining, Effective Immediately more
8/4/2009	Forest Service tackles Green Mountain Reservoir master plan	News
SUMMIT COUNTY - A 1.475 million infusion of stimulus cash likely won 't change operations at Green Mountain Reservoir, but the federal dollars will help the U.S. Forest Service complete major projects at the popular recreation site. more
8/2/2009	Plan to protect Tuolumne River	News
Out of the limelight, Yosemite National Park officials are drafting a plan to keep development and future crowds from making a mess of the pristine Tuolumne River -- the park's major stream. more
8/2/2009	Prospecting doc bigger than life	News|Mining
They say that you cant keep a good man down. And that was certainly the case with Dr. A.E. Wright, co-discoverer of the Mary Murphy lode in the Chalk Creek Mining District near St. Elmo. more
8/2/2009	New Utah uranium mine controversial	News|Mining
Two U.S. environmental groups said Sunday they want the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to prohibit mining in the Daneros uranium mine. more
7/30/2009	Recreation Routes	Off-roading|Mining
The BLM and White Pine County travel management planning coalition are scheduled to meet at the BLM Ely District Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, in Ely, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, to continue developing a travel management plan for south Steptoe Valley. T more
7/29/2009	California Fish and Game ordered to stop selling permits	Mining
GRASS VALLEY - The state Department of Fish and Game has suspended sales of all suction dredging permits, following an Alameda County Superior Court order that was reaffirmed Tuesday. more
7/29/2009	Grand Canyon air tour noise controversial	News
The U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday released new proposals for low-flight air traffic over the Grand Canyon. more
7/27/2009	Topaz museum project gets grant	News
A project to build a museum documenting the Topaz Relocation Center is receiving 48,000 in federal grants. The National Park Service says the Utah project is getting part of the 960,000 in Japanese-American Confinement Site Grants. more
7/25/2009	Mining companies accused of fueling war	Mining
Democratic Republic of Congo, July 26 (UPI) -- An organization that drew attention to blood diamonds says mining of resources used in electronics is fueling conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. more
7/24/2009	Pawnee Grassland birding route to receive stimulus money	News
The Pawnee National Grassland in northern Weld County will be receiving 2.5 million in federal stimulus money to improve a popular birding route, the U.S. Forest Service announced Friday. more
7/22/2009	Forests to benefit from 3.3 million in stimulus - roanoke.com	News
The money will be three times the normal annual budget for trail and bridge maintenance. Hiking trails in Southwest Virginia will benefit from almost 3.3 million in maintenance and reconstruction money thanks to the federal stimulus package, more
7/21/2009	Grant will allow work on Shawnee forest trails	News
HARRISBURG - A grant awarded to Shawnee National Forest and Shawnee Trails Conservancy will allow for improvement on equestrian and hiker trails, the Forest Service announced Thursday. more
7/18/2009	Stillwater trying to keep its GM contract	News|Mining
Stillwater Mining Co., the U.S. producer of platinum and palladium that is trying to stop General Motors Corp. from dumping its contract, said it needs its deals with automakers to survive. more
7/18/2009	Mount St. Helens improvements planned for site	News
The Forest Service plans to spend 1.2 million fixing up the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. more
7/17/2009	BLM to consider more routes for Wyoming-Idaho line	News
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7/17/2009	Stillwater wants court to enforce GM contract	News|Mining
Stillwater Mining Co. is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to reverse a move by General Motors to cancel its precious metals contracts with the Montana company. more
7/17/2009	Improvements planned at Mount St. Helens	News
The Forest Service plans to spend 1.2 million fixing up the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. more
7/16/2009	Interior Department Withdraws 2008 Critical Habitat Designation for the Northern Spotted Owl	News
<p>Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department will ask a Federal District Court to vacate the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2008 revision of designated critical habitat for the spotted owl under the Endangered Species more
7/16/2009	Mining and A New Community at UMore Park?	Mining
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7/16/2009	Leading article Sea change	News
Some forms of protection are more effective than others The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas has proven perfectly useless in conserving stocks of bluefin tuna By contrast The Convention on International Trade in Endangered more
7/15/2009	Five Foreign Bird Species from South America Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection	News
Five species of birds from Colombia and Ecuador are proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule published in today's Federal Register. more
7/15/2009	Time to stop mining like it 's 1872	News|Mining
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar said this week that updating the General Mining Act of 1872 will be among his top priorities over the coming year. more
7/15/2009	Forest Service seeks halt to illegal bike trails in Lake Tahoe	News|Off-roading
LAKE TAHOE - The Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is appealing to area mountain bikers to work with the agency on trail creation, rather than constructing illegal trails on public lands, according to a forest service press... more
7/13/2009	Yosemite Valley protection plan back to square one	News
Nine years after creating a plan to limit crowds in Yosemite Valley, National Park Service officials are starting over. more
7/10/2009	Leopard frog may warrant protections	News
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials concluded in a report issued this week that western populations of the northern leopard frog may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. more
7/10/2009	Saguaro National Park expansion moves ahead in	News|Off-roading|Mining
A proposal to expand Saguaro National Park in Tucson by 975 acres cleared a congressional hurdle this week when it was recommended for passage by the House Committee on Natural Resources. more
7/9/2009	Park service seeks comment on Tinkers Creek Aqueduct plan	News
The National Park Service is seeking public comment on replacing the historical Tinkers Creek Aqueduct in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. more
7/9/2009	Environmental groups seek endangered status for insect	News
SALIDA - The Susans purse-making caddisfly may warrant federal protection as a threatened or endangered species according to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's initial review of a petition seeking to protect the insect under the Endangered Species Act. more
7/8/2009	EPA: Deny 9 rock mining permits in Miami-Dade	Mining
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has waded in against the rock mining industry's plans to expand into 6,800 acres of wetlands bordering Everglades National Park and Miami-Dade County's biggest source of drinking water. more
7/8/2009	Moth-like insect may warrant federal protection	News
DENVER-The Fish and Wildlife Service will accept COMMENTS on the insect until Sept. 7. Federal officials say a moth-like insect found in only two areas of Colorado may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. more
7/8/2009	Unpatented mining fees to increase on Sept. 1	Mining
The Bureau of Land Management last week published in the Federal Register a notice that it is adjusting for inflation its fees for the location (or staking) and maintenance of unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites. The location fee will i more
7/8/2009	Feds agree to new bull trout protections	News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to take a new look at how much habitat needs to be protected for the bull trout - in the latest Obama administration rollback of Bush administration reductions in the Endangered Species Act protections for fis more
7/5/2009	Bill would send 22 million to Mesa Verde for new centers	News
Mesa Verde National Park will get 22 million for a proposed visitor and curatorial center near the park's entrance under a funding bill passed by the U.S. House. more
7/5/2009	More Americans On The Hunt For Gold	Mining
July 5, 2009 · Call them the -09ers." More Americans are hunting for gold, according to the Gold Prospectors Association of America. The group says membership has risen as the economy has fall... more
7/5/2009	6 California parks could revert to federal control	News|Off-roading
If the state tries to close them to save money, the National Park Service is compelled to step in and take back the properties, which include Point Mugu State Park. more
7/3/2009	BLM agents pulled guns on artifacts suspects, sheriff says	News
The San Juan County sheriff says federal agents pointed guns at nearly everyone they arrested there during last month's artifacts raids and made "smart ass" remarks. more
7/3/2009	22 million slated for Mesa Verde visitor center	News
Mesa Verde National Park will get 22 million for a proposed visitor and curatorial center near the park's entrance more
7/2/2009	Grants, land at risk if California parks close	News
California could lose millions of dollars in federal grants and the National Park Service could seize land in six parks, including Angel Island, if the state goes through with a proposal to close 219 state parks, officials said Wednesday. Gov. Arnold...more
6/19/2009	Gov 's complaints reach chief 's ear	News
WASHINGTON -- The newly appointed U.S. Forest Service chief said Thursday he would look into Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal's complaint that the agency has excluded the state from federal economic stimulus funding. more
6/19/2009	Interview: New Forest chief vows quick spending	News
WASHINGTON » New Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell says he will move quickly to ensure that his agency spends its 1.15 billion share of federal economic stimulus funding. more
6/18/2009	Nearly 2M in Stimulus Money Set for Arkansas National Parks	News
Hikers safe from stumbles on eroded pathways or limbs falling from above, buildings safe from roof leaks, and tourists safe from the hazards of abandoned zinc mines are among the results expected from nearly 2 million in federal stimulus money being spent more
6/16/2009	The West: Water supplies at risk from fires in dead forests	News
WASHINGTON Water supplies for 33 million people could be endangered if millions of acres of beetle-ravaged forests in the Rocky Mountains catch fire, a U.S. Forest Service official said Tuesday. more
6/16/2009	Park service seeks input on plan for Ozark National Scenic Riverways	News|Mining
National Park Service officials will hold five meetings next week to allow people to assess the options for a new 20-year plan that will affect development along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers.... more
6/16/2009	Mammoth Mining Machine Moseys Across Eastern Rusk County Road	Mining
If you tried to drive on Farm-to-Market Road 1716 in eastern Rusk County Tuesday morning, your path would have been blocked by a 10-foot-high wall of dirt and a 12.5 million pound piece of mining equipment. more
6/12/2009	President Obama Looks To Toughen Surface Mining Oversight	Mining
The Obama administration announces steps to stop expedited reviews for surface mining permits, saying it will curb environmental destruction. more
6/10/2009	Lawmakers decry US stance that it can 't block Rosemont mine	News|Mining
Tucson's two congressional representatives have taken the Forest Service to task for saying that the service cannot say "no" to the proposed Rosemont mine. more
6/10/2009	Mining industry wants Nevada to postpone mercury regs	News|Mining
LAS VEGAS » The Nevada Mining Association wants the state to postpone ordering the industry to install additional mercury emissions control equipment until the federal government reveals its plans for gold mining pollution this summer. more
6/10/2009	Mining accident leaves one man dead	News|Mining
One man is dead after a mining accident in Harlan County Tuesday night. more
6/10/2009	Judge finds violation in SoCal forest planning	News
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act when issuing opinions on how the plans for four Southern California forests would impact wildlife.. more
6/9/2009	Defending against the Anti-Dredging Bill	News|Mining
Copy of a letter that was sent to the Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Also an attached form in PDF for you to fill in and send more
6/9/2009	BLM reports confusion on well site	News
CHEYENNE -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says an environmental group is confusing the public on a proposed exploratory natural gas project in southwest Wyoming's Red Desert area. more
6/9/2009	Obama Nominates Nevadan to Federal BLM	News
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says President Obama has nominated Bob Abbey, a former top Interior Department official in Nevada, to head the federal Bureau of Land Management. more
6/8/2009	Vilsack directive offers chance to revisit roadless rules	Off-roading
The recent directive from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reinstating the 2001 Roadless Rule will protect nearly 60 million roadless acres of Forest Service land, including 4.4 million acres in Colorado for at least a year, while the Obama administra more
6/8/2009	Stimulus funds will be used to upgrade Forest Service roads	News
Federal stimulus funding is being used this summer to support 120 workers doing maintenance projects on U.S. Forest Service roads in northern Utah. With 11. more
6/7/2009	Information on California SB 670	Mining
California's SB 670 records: Read the Text of bill SB 670 from Feb. 27th and also the amended version of May 19, several Committee Analysis Reports,and the bill tracking. Here you can see what is being said. more
6/6/2009	Rejected a claim by MS for water rights in court	News
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision that rejected a claim by the state of Mississippi seeking payment for water in the Memphis Sands Aquifer more
6/6/2009	Another shot at Cemex	Mining
Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon is finalizing a bill that would refuse Cemex Inc. a sand and gravel mine in Soledad Canyon which Cemex has mineral rights granted by the federal Bureau of Land Management. more
6/6/2009	BLM & Forest Service Land Exchange 20,000 acres+	Off-roading
This bill passed the House of Representatives, would transfer control of a nearly 12,000-acre of land within BLM's Chappie-Shasta Off-Hwy Vehicle Area from the USDA FS to the BLM. In exchange, BLM would transfer approx 5,000 acres of BLM-Land to USDA FS more
6/5/2009	Obama Stimulus Budget Boosts U.S. Forest Service	News
President Barack Obama's 2010 budget would boost U.S. Forest Service funding by 8.9 percent. more
6/5/2009	Contaminated Water Kills Fish In Creek	News
A Drilling Company Believes Someone May Have Loosened Pipe Bolts To Cause Damage (could it be ECO-Terrorist) more
6/5/2009	Red Back to buy Moto Goldmines for 513-million	Mining
TORONTO -- Red Back Mining said on Monday it has launched a 513-million friendly takeover bid for Moto Goldmines Ltd to acquire the high-grade Moto gold mining project in the Democratic Republic of C... more
6/5/2009	Forest Service seeks comment on changes to popular South Lake Tahoe trail	News
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE The U.S. Forest Service is seeking comment on a proposal to restore the High Meadows area and reroute about a mile of the Cold Creek Trail in South Lake Tahoe. more
6/4/2009	Barrick donates 50,000 to NNRY	Mining
The Nevada Northern Railway's latest fundraising drive is moving full steam ahead, thanks to a 50,000 matching gift from Barrick Gold. more
6/4/2009	BLM asks input on 460-mile power line	News
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input about a 460-mile transmission line planned to stretch across Southern Arizona and New Mexico that could provide energy for up to 500,000 homes. more
6/4/2009	Lightning leaves giant sequoia burning on inside	News
Forest officials in the Giant Sequoia National Monument are watching a fire burning inside a hollow tree they believe was struck by lightning during a strong thunderstorm over the weekend. more
6/4/2009	Hidalgo Mining International Announces Global Media & Visibility Initiative	Mining
HMIT ), an innovative mining company headquartered in Port Washington, N.Y., announced today their Global Media & Visibility Initiative, focused on increasing their visibility in the public mar... more
6/4/2009	Appeals court says Grand Teton snowplane group has no case	News|Off-roading
CHEYENNE, Wyo. A group appealing a ban on operating snowplanes on Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park has lost its case in federal court. more
6/4/2009	Rio chairman-elect quits board	Mining
Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced non-executive director Jim Leng will not be taking over the chairmanship after he quit the board. Mr Leng was named Rios next chairman three weeks ago and he had... more
6/4/2009	Changes on summer fishing rules for some Puget Sound rivers and streams	News
Fishing rule changes will begin June 6 until further notice on several Puget Sound area rivers to provide more protection for wild steelhead, which are listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. more
6/3/2009	County gets role in Rosemont mine study	Mining
Pima County will work with the Forest Service as a cooperating agency as the federal agency develops an environmental impact statement for the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine. more
6/3/2009	Skico wants to remove beetle-infested trees	News
ASPEN - The Aspen Skiing Co. is seeking permission from the U.S. Forest Service to remove up to 200 lodgepole pine trees infested with pine bark beetle larvae. more
6/3/2009	Neihart finds silver lining in mining past	News|Mining
Mining waste containing high levels of lead and arsenic taint more than 60 properties in Neihart, but the kickoff Tuesday for an 11.8 million cleanup was decidedly upbeat. more
6/3/2009	Stimulus used to increase Forest Service Budget	News
National forest roads and bridges in Kentucky, Indiana and 30 other states will get repaired under an economic stimulus spending plan announced by the Obama administration. more
6/2/2009	County seeks involvement in mine-review process	News
Pima County officials hope they can influence the environmental requirements placed on a proposed copper mine in Santa Rita Mountains by becoming a "cooperating agency" in the Forest Service review process. more
6/2/2009	Death toll at South African gold mine rises to 61	News
The death toll rose to least 61 on Tuesday from an underground fire that killed illegal miners at a disused gold mine in South Africa, Harmony Gold Mining Co. said. more
6/2/2009	Forest Service gets 228M to fix roads, bridges	News
WASHINGTON - National forest roads and bridges in 31 states will get long-needed repairs under an economic stimulus spending plan announced by the Obama administration. more
6/2/2009	Forest Service sued over logging project	News
ALAMOSA - Two environmental groups have sued the Forest Service over the agency's approval of a timber sale near South Fork. more
6/1/2009	Black Hills untouched by road plan	Off-roading
A directive on road building on U.S. Forest Service lands shouldn&apost affect proposed back-country motorized travel options in the Black Hills National Forest, supervisor Craig Bobzien said. more
6/1/2009	Fish, Wildlife & Parks reorganizing	News
HELENA The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks is restructuring and is in the market for three managers. more
6/1/2009	As fungus kills bats elsewhere in the U.S., Texas considers closing its caves	News
Texas officials are considering closing the state caves out of fear that a deadly fungus associated with the growing number of bat deaths in the Northeastern U.S. may spread to this part of the country. <p/>White-nose synd more
6/1/2009	Draft Resources bill overhauls agency's leasing,	News
A Bill to combine the energy portions of the Minerals Management Service and the Bureau of Land Management -- including oil and gas, wind, wave and solar programs -- would be combined into one new agency called the "Office of Federal Energy and Mine more
6/1/2009	Draft Resources bill overhauls agency's leasing,	News
A Bill to combine the energy portions of the Minerals Management Service and the Bureau of Land Management -- including oil and gas, wind, wave and solar programs -- would be combined into one new agency called the "Office of Federal Energy and Mine more
5/29/2009	S.D. County CA Trying To Stop Home Bible Studies	News
San Diego County says christian friends of 15 may only be able to pray in a church, to meet in a home is illegal more
5/29/2009	Adex Makes Appointment of President and Chief Executive Officer Permanent, Appoints Chairman and Appoints Chief Financial Office	Mining
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Adex Mining Inc. is pleased to announce that Errol Farrs previous appointment, effective May 1, 2009, as interim President and CEO. more
5/28/2009	EPA fines Hecla Mining	Mining
<StartFragment--> Hecla Mining Co., which operates Lucky Friday Mine and Mill near Mullan, will pay a 177,500 fine for violations of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System wastewater permit. more
5/27/2009	Mining rules get overhaul	News|Mining
Colorado today begins rewriting rules governing mining activity in the state, a process being watched closely by opponents and supporters of a plan for uranium extraction near the small town of Nunn in Weld County. more
5/27/2009	Big miner agrees on benchmark price	News
Mining giant Rio Tinto has settled on a 33% price cut for iron ore supplied to Japans Nippon Steel Corp. more
5/27/2009	Groups challenge lynx decision	News
A twentyfold federal increase in land designated as critical habitat for the Canada lynx falls short partly by leaving the cat, which is protected under the Endangered Species Act, at too much risk from climate change, four environmental groups contend in more
5/27/2009	Gunnison Gorge conservation area has wilderness, 14 miles of river	News
The National Landscape Conservation System began under former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt in 2000 but recently was strengthened and revitalized by the passage in March of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. more
5/27/2009	Public meetings set of Allegheny National Forest wells	News
The U.S. Forest Service will hold public meetings next week to explain and discuss its preparation of a review of the cumulative impact of oil an gas well drilling in the Allegheny National Forest more
5/26/2009	Mining could be coming to Rock Canyon	News
Base jumpers used the canyon this weekend for a fundraiser, but soon the cliffs up Rock Canyon could be sliced up and carried away in mining trucks. more
5/26/2009	Shoshone Silver Mining to relocate to Coeur d' Alene	News|Mining
Shoshone Silver Mining officials said they are relocating the companys home office from Wallace to Coeur d ' Alene. more
5/26/2009	Bills aim to curb fees the public pay in USD NF	News
I 've been bugging Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, ever since I found out that Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, had a bill up to repeal fees charged by the Forest Service for the public to use its own lands.  more
5/21/2009	Amador Gold Corp. Drilling Discovers new Near-Surface Nickel-Copper Zone 400 Meters From Cominco Zone	News
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 05/21/09 -- more
5/21/2009	Bill to protect Oklahoma water rights passed	News
The Oklahoma Senate has passed a bill designed to protect Oklahoma water rights regarding any proposed sale of water to out-of-state interests. The measure now goes to Gov. Brad Henry. The bill declares that no out-of-state water permit shall impair the more
5/20/2009	Arizona-based activists call BLM 's Ely Resource Management Plan an ecological disaster '	News
A federal agency's plan to manage a wide swath of public lands in Eastern Nevada is being challenged by an environmental group on the grounds that it will lead to ecological disaster. more
5/20/2009	Upcoming meetings of interest	News
Water Update An update on studies being done in cooperation with the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service on well drilling, aquifer testing, and geologic field mapping phases of water-resou more
5/20/2009	CNN - Credit Card Bill Also Expands Gun Rights	News
Gun Rights Advocates Found An Unlikely Ally In The Democratic-Controlled House Of Representatives On Wednesday As Lawmakers Passed A Measure Allowing Concealed, Loaded Firearms To Be Carried In National Parks. more
5/19/2009	Salmon-recovery plan needs work, judge says	News
A judge is telling federal agencies they need to do more to help Columbia Basin salmon survive, or he will find the latest restoration plan in violation of the Endangered Species Act. more
5/19/2009	Mining industry woes mean more Iron Range layoffs	News|Mining
The recent slowdown in mining activity in northeastern Minnesota has prompted a foundary more
5/18/2009	US Forest Service chief announces land grants	News
RICHMOND, Vt. - A vast tract of Northern Vermont forest land that is home to bear, bobcats and moose and is crisscrossed by snowmobile trails is going to be protected from... more
5/18/2009	Officials approve first water transfers to Central Valley	News
California officials are moving ahead with a plan to ship water from farms north of Sacramento to growers in the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley. The California Department of Water Resources is buying the water from two irrigation districts in the Sac more
5/18/2009	It 's official: The world 's greatest arches are in Utah	News
Rumors that a great arch in China could put southern Utah's natural wonders in the shade have fallen to a real-world truth: Utah rules! Thanks to some dedicated scientists, modern technology and newly established measurement standards, Landscape Arch in A more
5/17/2009	Coal country odyssey	News|Mining
A little more than a week ago, Louisville artist Stephen Paulovich watched his 2,200-pound bronze statue, Coal Mining Memorial," put on a flatbed truck in New Albany, Ind., bound for Pennsylvania. He followed after, driving himself right into one more
5/16/2009	Forest Service examining roads on Rampart Range	Off-roading
The U.S. Forest Service has launched a study of off-highway vehicle use in the Rampart Range northwest of Colorado Springs, which could lead to road closures or new regulations in the heavily used area.The agency will hold public meetings in June regardin more
5/15/2009	1872 mining law must be updated for 21st century	News
The General Mining Law of 1872 is like a vampire. As the world around it has changed, the law looks the same today as it did when the United States was recovering from the Civil War and women didn 't have the right to vote. more
5/15/2009	GE Dredging of PCBs from Upper Hudson River Begins	News|Mining
Fort Edward, N.Y. (AP) - Dredges will start cleaning the upper Hudson River of PCBs, more than three decades after the oily chemicals contaminated the river. more
5/15/2009	Americas Mining Corporation Files Reorganization Plan to Retain Equity Interest in ASARCO LLC	Mining
PHOENIX - more
5/14/2009	State returns to weirs for Yentna River salmon count	News
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is going back to the future after the discovery that far more sockeye salmon are returning to the Yentna River than were accounted for by modern technology. more
5/13/2009	China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. Announces First Quarter...	News|Mining
/PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (NYSE Amex: SHZ) (quotChina Shen Zhou", or the Company"), a leading company engaged in the exploration, development, mining ... more
5/12/2009	Mining firm agrees to pay fine for Clean Water Act violations	News|Mining
The company that owns the inactive Rock Creek gold mine near Nome has agreed to pay nearly 900,000 to federal regulators for storm-water discharge violations two summers ago. more
5/11/2009	Mining the moon, they hope	News|Mining
If we can mine natural resources underground or underwater, then why not in outer space?That is the kind of thinking that will rule this week as some of Canadas top engineers gather in Toronto for th... more
5/11/2009	National Park Service wants historic cemetery designation and other changes around Waco 's Texas Ranger Museum	News
The National Park Service is asking the city of Waco to rededicate land around the Texas Ranger Museum as a historic cemetery, remove some roads in the area and have it dedicated as a State Archaeological Landmark. more
5/9/2009	Minister Raitt to Address the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Annual Conference	News
On Monday, May 11, 2009, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of NaturalResources, will deliver the keynote address at the Canadian Institute ofMining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Conference. Minist... more
5/8/2009	BLM Wyo office gets nearly 23 million	News
CHEYENNE -- The Bureau of Land Management's Wyoming office will receive about 23 million in federal stimulus money for projects that include improving facilities, roads and sage grouse habitat on BLM administered land in the state. more
5/8/2009	Gunnison River runs higher after court fight	News
DENVER - The Gunnison River has gone from a trickle to a roar after the National Park Service won a 36-year court battle to restore the river's flow with a federally granted water right. more
5/8/2009	Standing tall: Nacogdoches trees live in Texas Big Tree Registry	News
Ever see a really huge tree? Then The Texas Forest Service might want to hear about it. They maintain the Big Tree Registry, which keeps track of the biggest trees in every county in the state. more
5/6/2009	Shutdown extended at Northshore Mining	News|Mining
SILVER BAY, Minn. -- Cliffs Natural Resources says the shutdown at its Northshore Mining operations in Silver Bay and Babbit will be extended through early July. Northshore's facilities began the shutdown in April, resulting in 120 more
5/5/2009	BLM sites across state to receive 17.5 million	News
Montana will receive more than 17.5 million in additional jobs-stimulus funding for Bureau of Land Management sites across the state, U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced Monday. more
5/5/2009	BLM Implements Stage I Fire Restrictions for the	News
BLM Implements Stage I Fire Restrictions for the California Desert District/BLM-managed lands within Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, designated as “State Responsibility Areas” (SRA) shall be in Stage II Fire Restriction. more
5/4/2009	Dramatic effects of our new administration in Wy	News
Here are the first dramatic effects of our new administration in Wyoming, a wilderness proposal.How fitting that these administrations, Republican or Democrat, always try to rule the West with Eastern ideals and misconceptions. more
5/1/2009	Experimental Stewardship Steering Committee	News
Spotlight on Partners: Modoc-Washoe Experimental Stewardship Steering Committee more
4/30/2009	Cottage owners to get relief in Ontario Mining Act changes	News
The updated Ontario Mining Act is not without controversy, as it will also forbid companies from staking new claims in Southern Ontario on private land on which the Crown owns mineral rights. That was... more
4/28/2009	Dino-mite: Utah quarry gets explosive treatment	News
Sometimes the delicate tools of dinosaur diggers just don 't cut it. Thwarted since 2007 by layers of rock-hard sandstone, researchers at one of Dinosaur National Monument's most important quarries turned to something more potent than brushes and hammers: more
4/24/2009	Appalachian Scholar Calls For End To Surface Mining	News
Controversial remarks in front of a crowd of hundreds spark intense debate in the mountains. more
4/24/2009	Supervisors send letter opposing SB 670	Off-roading|Mining
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors in opposition to Senate Bill 670. and comments more
4/23/2009	Gold may rise above US1,100/oz in 2009 - GFMS	Mining
In its closely watched Gold Survey 2009, the company said an investor-led rally to "well above" US1,000/oz is "quite probable" and a breach of US1,100 "cannot be discounted." more
4/23/2009	National Parks to spend 37M on NY Harbor projects	News
The National Parks Service says it will spend more than 37 million on projects around the New York Harbor area, including Liberty and Ellis islands. more
4/23/2009	Appalachian Expert Calls to End Surface Mining	Mining
An expert on Appalachia comes to the heart of coal country and calls for the end of surface mining. UK professor Ron Eller made those comments during the keynote speech at the East Kentucky Leadership Awards Ceremony in Hazard. more
4/22/2009	ARTBA Backs High-Speed Rail Proposal	News
ARTBA calls on Congress and the president to establish a dedicated user fee to finance this initiative. more
4/22/2009	Species Need Not Endanger	Mining
Any operation that has a federal connection to permitting will unleash the ESA, says Lori Pruitt, an endangered species biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Service (www.fws.gov). more
4/22/2009	BLM drafts EA for the Windrock Casino mine	News
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Egan Field Office is preparing an environmental assessment to amend the mine plan for the Winrock/Casino Mine, located alongside Ruby Marsh Road about 10 miles south of the Ruby Marshes. The amendment would provide for more
4/21/2009	Condor nest found on San Benito County ranch &mdash first in 70 years	News
The first condor nest in 70 years has been discovered on a San Benito County ranch and verified by U.S. National Park Service biologists. more
4/20/2009	Big Cat Energy Announces Coal Mining Interest in ARID Water Handling Technology	News
UPTON, Wyo. - more
4/20/2009	ADEQ Study: Drilling Fluid Disposal Done Improperly by Many	Mining
Dilling fluid created by activity in the Fayetteville Shale Play has been improperly disposed of in several cases, study finds. more
4/20/2009	As US bears die, hunters and climate change blamed	News
(Species recovery benefits hunting) Hunters are killing grizzly bears in record numbers around Yellowstone National Park and researchers say the once-endangered predator is expanding across country. more
4/20/2009	Endangered Species	News
More than 57.8 million is going to 27 states to support conservation planning and acquisition of vital habitat for threatened and endangered fish, wildlife and plants. Funding is awarded through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund and spe more
4/19/2009	Madoffs of the Mining Days	Mining
Before the 1934 establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission it was "buyer beware," and there was no entity more fraught with fraud than mining stock. more
4/18/2009	Salazar reviews 'midnight ' endangered species rule	News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. &mdash U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he will make a decision in the coming weeks on whether to overturn a controversial Bush administration regulation that limits the reach of the Endangered Species Act. more
4/18/2009	I-Team: Gold Prospecting Alive and Well in Las Vegas Valley	Mining
They search it, they smell it, and they have it in their veins. Gold prospectors are trying to cash in on a frenzied market. Recreational prospectors are hard at work in the Las Vegas valley, and in big numbers. more
4/18/2009	Salmonella outbreak kills birds	News
A small outbreak of salmonella is killing birds in the Sun Valley area, Idaho Fish and Game wildlife veterinarian Mark Drew says. more
4/17/2009	Immigration Accord by Labor Boosts Obama Effort	News
A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the "Change to Win" unions want to give millions of American jobs to illegal aliens by supporting a mass amnesty! more
4/17/2009	Suit says grazing, drilling rules threaten bird	News
"Conservationists say federal rules that allow livestock grazing and oil and gas development across 25 million acres of public land in the West are illegal because they fail to acknowledge the harm being done to sage grouse. more
4/17/2009	I-Team: Mining Interests Face Further Scrutiny	Mining
The quest for gold fueled the exploration and settlement of the west and contributed to the demise of Native American tribes. Now, a new gold rush is underway in Nevada and it is pitting indigenous tribes against their own people and has sparked ferociou more
4/17/2009	Court Blocks Bid To Expand Drilling Off Alaska	Mining
A program to expand oil and gas drilling off the Alaska coast was canceled Friday by a federal appeals court that ruled the Bush administration did not properly study the envir... more
4/17/2009	Forest Service OK 's Tahoe ski resort test wells	News
The U.S. Forest Service has given the go-ahead for Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe to drill two test wells to determine availability of water for snowmaking operations. more
4/16/2009	Barrick, Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corps	Mining
A little Information on some of the Large Scale Mining Corporations more
4/16/2009	Group sues US over species protection	News
ALBUQUERQUE - An environmental group is suing the federal government, saying the Obama administration has failed to address a backlog of animals and plants that need to be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. more
4/16/2009	I-Team: Mining Industry Possible Target for Taxes	Mining
A 2 billion hole in the Nevada budget has state lawmakers scrambling for new sources of revenue, and a prime target for new taxes is the mining industry. more
4/16/2009	Todd Bingham to head Utah Mining Association	News
Todd Bingham is well acquainted with energy issues after spending the last 13 years lobbying on Utah's Capitol Hill for the construction and agriculture industries. more
4/16/2009	Off-roaders revved up over opening of OHV park	Off-roading
For the first time since wildfire forced its closure last summer, most of the popular Chappie-Shasta OHV Area near Shasta Dam will reopen Saturday. more
4/15/2009	Judge rejects Yosemite verdict over noose	News
A federal magistrate judge who dispenses justice in Yosemite National Park's tiny, picturesque courthouse received an unusual rebuff Tuesday from one of his big-city bosses. more
4/15/2009	Act could elevate 3 Kansas trails to national status	Off-roading
Deep ruts mark Richard Chase's ranchland in Butler County -- signs of a trail long gone. The ruts are the remains of the Cherokee Trail, worn by pioneers and Native Americans trekking west to California during the 1849 Gold Rush. more
4/15/2009	Group sues over sea turtles	News
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) A half dozen conservation groups sued the federal government on Wednesday, claiming the agency that oversees the Gulf of Mexico fishery is violating the Endangered Species Act by failing to protect threatened sea turtles. more
4/15/2009	Groups sue federal government over sea turtles	News
A half dozen conservation groups sued the federal government on Wednesday, claiming the agency that oversees the Gulf of Mexico fishery is violating the Endangered Species Act by failing to protect threatened sea turtles. more
4/13/2009	National Scenic Trail is designated by feds	News
A second National Scenic Trail in the state, 89 miles long following the route of the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, has been designated as part of the federal Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009. more
4/13/2009	Court denies road claims in Utah national monument	News
DENVER - A federal appeals court has rejected two Utah counties ' challenge of vehicle restrictions in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. more
4/13/2009	Federal appeals court blocks mine expansion	News
BOISE, Idaho -- A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the expansion of a phosphate mine in southeastern Idaho that opponents say would damage roadless areas near Yellowstone National Park. more
4/13/2009	Kane, Garfield lose again in monument fight	News
Kane and Garfield have lost another round in their years-long court fight for more road and water access in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. more
4/12/2009	Rain brings wildfire relief to North Texas	News
Texas Forest Service officials say rainstorms have drenched most of North Texas, helping firefighters contain several large blazes that have burned for days. more
4/11/2009	Study to research effect of climate change on de	News
A new study will probe whether warmer temperatures are delaying when grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are retiring for the winter. more
4/10/2009	New campfire rules for Los Padres forest	News
Beginning today, campfires in the Los Padres National Forest are under new restrictions, according to the U.S. Forest Service. more
4/9/2009	Mining Exploration in Vietnam: China 's New Strategy of Expansionism	News
China is now resorting to mineral exploration in Vietnam as a new strategy in its relentless expansionism. more
4/8/2009	Government to seek Flight 93 site mineral rights	News
WASHINGTON - The National Park Service has decided to acquire the mineral rights on a major portion of land at the Flight 93 crash site in Western Pennsylvania to help ensure that memorial construction is not delayed. more
4/8/2009	Feds deny Bay- Delta longfin smelt endangered species protection	News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the population of longfin smelt in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will not be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. more
4/7/2009	Fees go up at two popular campsites	News
The Bureau of Land Management is increasing the fees at one popular campsite and imposing them for the first time at another. more
4/7/2009	Downhole Products, Plc Previews New Drilling Enhanced Performance System Tool (DEPS) at 2009 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference	News
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - more
4/7/2009	Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service seeking grants	Off-roading
Both the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service are seeking grant money to help with off-highway vehicle programs on their lands. more
4/3/2009	State water supplies short of normal	News
The Sierra Nevada snowpack is about 81 percent of normal for this time of year, far short of the level needed to replenish the state’s reservoirs, the California Department of Water Resources is reporting. more
4/2/2009	Copper King Mining opens mill in Beaver County	News
Milford » When Mark Dotson talks about his days as a prospector in the 1980s, he recounts the years spent roaming central Utah searching for mineral deposits that could be turned into a profitable mining operation. more
4/1/2009	Wildlife group appeals USFS off-road trails plan	News
The Center for Biological Diversity filed an appeal late last month of the U.S. Forest Service's decision regarding the Ely Ranger District Travel Management Project on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. more
3/30/2009	Obama signs huge Land Act measure	News
The U.S. Public Lands Management Act, which includes provisions for wilderness areas, parks, water projects and ocean programs, was signed into law Monday. more
3/29/2009	Mining group says EPA reviews could threaten coal jobs	News
The National Mining Association estimates that the EPAs reviews could threaten 77,500 coal mining jobs and 385 million tons of annual production in southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, Ohio and the Illinois Basin. more
3/25/2009	A bear walks into a ɻurb, but state's new bear d	News
A new Department of Fish and Wildlife program to keep black bears from coming into conflict with homeowners uses Karelian bear dogs, a Finnish hunting breed, to train the bears to stay away from humans. more
3/25/2009	Skeletal remains found in Canyonlands	News
Human skeletal remains were found late last week in Canyonlands National Park, but there was no evidence Wednesday pointing to a suspicious death. more
3/19/2009	Giant Pebble copper/gold mine	News|Mining
Pebble partners to spend up to 70 million to prepare for permitting more
3/17/2009	Party activist to challenge Utah Democratic lead	News
Former spokesman says the party lacks aggressiveness and technological savvy. more
3/16/2009	Caterpillar's its 50,000th off-highway truck	News
Caterpillar recently produced its 50,000th rigid-frame off-highway truck — a milestone achieved at the Decatur, Ill., more
3/6/2009	Lexington Komatsu plant to close	Mining
A Lexington manufacturing plant will close its doors in November, eliminating 115 jobs, Komatsu America Corp. more
1/29/2009	Column: Parrish: Plenty of trout can still be ha	News
In my last column, I talked about the lawsuit that forced the Department of Fish and Game to stop planting hatchery trout in California lakes and streams. The suit was filed by a couple of environmental groups that claim hatchery trout have a negative imp more
1/11/2009	Democrats in Senate show Ruthless CONTROL	News
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a rare Sunday session, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness. more
1/6/2009	The Mining Act of 1872, 30 U.S.C. §§ 22-54	Update
Has? and When was the 1872 Mining Law amended' more
1/5/2009	Extortion by Environmentalist	News
This is an article that I found from 5/23/08 needs to be seen more
1/4/2009	Mining industry falters as recession spreads	News
DENVER - After turning in a robust performance through June, most mining companies stumbled as automobile, housing and other manufacturers who use their metals cut back amid a global recession. more
12/28/2008	Michigan's UP sees possible mining revival	News
Companies exploring at least 14 areas in Upper Peninsula. more
12/19/2008	Proposal Would Ease Rules on Cycling in National Parks	Off-roading
The Interior Department issued a proposed rule yesterday that would make it easier for mountain bikers and other cyclists to traverse the backcountry of national parks more
12/9/2008	National recreation area officials meet with public, talk traffic plans	News
BUSHKILL The National Park Service hosted an open house on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing process to address traffic and transportation issues inside the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. more
12/4/2008	Outdoor Observations: Take time to give input on BLM plan	News
An agency that manages land doesn 't immediately grab you as something that pertains directly to anything that relates to wildlife management. But in this case, that's exactly what the relationship entails. COMMENTS FOR COLORADO NEEDED NOW! more
12/4/2008	Mining production to fall further, experts say	News
While the mining industry is scaling back production all over the world, experts think there is still a lot more to come.Since base metal prices started plummeting in the fall, there have been near-da... more
12/3/2008	State wants Otter Creek Park	News
The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources is keenly interested in taking over Otter Creek Park to operate it as a wildlife-management area, the department&aposs top official said yesterday. more
12/2/2008	Calif. water board revokes permits for Auburn Dam	News
A California board has revoked federal water claims that were critical to building a long-stalled dam northeast of Sacramento, effectively ending the project. more
11/30/2008	Fight to alter law appears far from over	News
President Ulysses S. Grant signed the General Mining Act in 1872 and since then, the law has remained largely untouched. more
11/26/2008	Forest Service to uphold grazing rights on Elkhorn Ranch, says Dorgan	News
(BISMARCK, N.D.) --- U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has received the commitment of the U.S. Forest Service that the law he wrote to ensure grazing rights on the Elkhorn Ranch in the Badlands will be followed. Dorgan received the commitment when he per more
3/19/2008	Some Denison Mines shutting down	News
Denison Mines shutting down some uranium operations in U.S. West more
12/8/2007	The Channel to Recovery the Salton Sea	News
Fundable with private money, increase in jobs, shipping in and out, Recreational Opertunities, Environmental PLUS more
12/6/2007	New Methods being tried to help on the 228 FRONT	Mining
Lobby is requesting a review from the committees of the Assembly and the Senate. more
11/30/2007	AMPO web site under construction	Update
AMPO web site under construction more
7/17/2007	California AB 1032 - See who voted Yes and No	Mining
California AB 1032, History of Who Voted Yes & No, The Bill tracking & The Bill as Amended as of 6/20/07 more
6/29/2007	Tonogold Resources, Inc. News Release	Mining
Tonogold Resources, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Victory Divide Claims at Tonopah Divide, Nevada more
11/4/2006	Goldcorp, Inc.	News
Acquisition by Vancouver, Canada-based Goldcorp completes acquisition of Reno, NV.-based Glamis Gold more
7/12/2006	New legislation Proposed	Mining
The proposed legislation, titled “Our Right to Public Lands Access,” was originally submitted to Congressman Renzi by Arizona resident Deborah Strole. more
7/11/2006	"Our Rights to Public Land Access" Letter	Mining
Letter to Congressman Rick Renzi in support of Deborah Strole’s legislative proposal titled, “Our Right to Public Lands Access Bill.” more
6/15/2006	Document to help in Keeping Dredging Open	Mining
To Forest Service a Direct and Constructive Notice and, Notice of Intent to Sue more
6/15/2006	Document to Help Keep Dredging Open	Mining
Direct and Constructive Notice and, Notice of Intent to Sue California DFG more
6/8/2006	EASON'S SUPPLAMENTAL OPOSITION	News
EASON'S SUPPLAMENTAL OPPOSITION FROM JUNE 8TH, 06 HEARING more
4/4/2006	Gold Grabber II	News
A light-weight 32 pound gold grabber unit. more
4/3/2006	Repeal 2005 Suction Dredge Regulation	Mining
Petition to Repeal the 2005 Suction Dredge Regulations and to Reprint the 2004 Suction Dredge Regulations more
4/3/2006	CA Suction Dredge Regulations 11/30/05to 6/16/06	Mining
New restrictions on suction dredge mining effective November 30, 2005 (Implemented like an emergancy rule) more
12/29/2005	The Power of Eminent Domain	News
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that gives local governments unlimited power to take homes and businesses and give the land to private developers for their own private profit. more
2/28/2005	NEPDES PERMIT INFORMATION al states dated 2/2005	News
PUBLIC COMMENTS in opposition to the Amended Suction Dredge Mining Regulations for and of the Renewal of the NPDES General Permit (700-J) This is old information and comment but can be used for general information more
1/20/2005	Ann Veneman, Secetary to USDA leaves office	News
Ann Veneman's position, Secratary of USDA undone by Ranchers, Farmers, Small Scale Miners on 01/20/05 more
1/11/2003	CALIFORNIA COASTAL MONUMENT	News
The California Pacific Coast and Coastal Water under NEW CONTROLS with increased RESTRICTIONS over time. more