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The New West: Mine Claims Crowd Booming Cities

Mining Industry, Still Regulated by 1872 Law, Is Nation’s Top Polluter
» Read more... | Published March 11, 2008

Uranium Mining Operations Near South Rim of Grand Canyon Approved

137-Year-Old Mining Law Can’t Prevent Digging for Uranium Near National Park
» Read more... | Published January 29, 2008

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.
» Read more... | Published August 16, 2007

Mining Measure Six Feet Under

Pombo-Gibbons Giveaway Defeated by Overwhelming Public Outcry
» Read more... | Published December 14, 2005

Real Estate Developers with Mining Claims Near Las Vegas Could Still Purchase Land

Sale of Claims Could Cost State Schools $122 Million; $100 Million in Annual Mining Industry Taxes Also at Risk
» Read more... | Published December 9, 2005

BLM Steamrolls Public on Otero Mesa

Area Twice the Size of Albuquerque Opened to Oil and Gas Drilling
» Read more... | Published September 29, 2005
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