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Feds’ Roan Plan Means Drilling & Toxic Chemicals in Sportsman's Paradise

Report: Widespread Use of Hazardous Pollutants in Hydraulic Fracturing

Mining Surge Near Colorado River Threatens Drinking Water For 25 Million

Claims Near River’s Edge Have Doubled in 5 Years

Mining Threats to Grand Canyon and Crested Butte Halted

As Calls Mount For Reform of Old West Mining Law

The New West: Mine Claims Crowd Booming Cities

Mining Industry, Still Regulated by 1872 Law, Is Nation’s Top Polluter

Uranium Mining Operations Near South Rim of Grand Canyon Approved

137-Year-Old Mining Law Can’t Prevent Digging for Uranium Near National Park

Colorado’s Pristine Roan Plateau Threatened By Drilling Surge

Oil & Gas Permits Double Since 2004

Report: More Than 800 New Mining Claims Crowd Border of Grand Canyon National Park

Many Claims for Uranium: Yosemite, Arches, Canyonlands, Joshua Tree also Threatened
EWG's research shows an 80 percent increase in uranium, gold and other mining claims in 12 western states over the past five years, including an explosion of uranium claims near the edge of Grand Canyon National Park.