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	Newport 's historic Casino Theatre gets fed. grant	News
The National Park Service is giving money to help restore a historic theater on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport. 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
11/24/2009	Suit May Block BLM Roundup of Mustangs in Nev.	News
Animal protection advocates are asking a federal judge to block the government's planned roundup of thousands of wild mustangs in Nevada next month, saying the helicopter-aided gathers are illegal because they "traumatize, injure and kill" some of the a 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
11/23/2009	La. Urges Corps To Stop Dumping Dredged Material 4min	News
State officials are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to stop discarding sediment it dredges from the Mississippi River and use more of it to restore Louisianas eroded wetlands.Members of Gov. Bobby... 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
11/17/2009	Wolverine settles in Colorado more may follow	News
State wildlife biologists say they think M56, the solo male wolverine that migrated more than 500 miles to Colorado from Wyoming last spring, appears to have settled in at the snowy edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, raising hopes for the survival of t 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
10/26/2009	Koch leaves the California DFG	News
Koch leaves the California DFG position without explaining why. more
10/25/2009	2 new geothermal projects planned near Fallon	News
FALLON, Nev. (AP) -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to conduct an environmental review of proposals to build at least two new geothermal plants in Churchill County.... 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
10/23/2009	Trees to be cut near Minturn starting next week	News
MINTURN - Forest Service contractors will soon begin cutting and removing beetle killed trees near Minturn to reduce the risk of wildfire. more
10/23/2009	Indonesias New Mining Decree Has No Rating Implications	News
Fitch Ratings has commented today that Indonesias new mining regulation that restricts mining companies from outsourcing coal digging and loading activities does not have any immediate rating im... 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	Three people charged with illegally dealing geoducks	News
Pierce County prosecutors have charged three people with illegally buying geoducks without a license after an investigation by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.  more
10/22/2009	Open house set on Albion Basin transportation study	News
coments: An open house about a U.S. Forest Service study of summer transportation in the Albion Basin will be held Oct. 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Center in Alta. 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	Precision Drilling profit down in with 13% fall	News
Precision Drilling Trust, Canadas largest oil and gas drilling contractor, posted a 13% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday as demand for its services slumped because of weak com... 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	Cal Am told to limit pumping from Carmel River	News
The Monterey Peninsula's water purveyor was ordered Tuesday to cut back pumping from the Carmel River to meet state regulations imposed in 1995. The enforced restrictions come as a controversial cease-and-desist order was approved by the 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
10/21/2009	Suit: Wind farm needs Endangered Species permits	News
A proposed West Virginia wind power project will harm a tiny, endangered bat and its developers should be should be required to obtain permits under the Endangered Species Act, attorneys for two environmental groups argued Wednesday in federal court. more
10/21/2009	BLM nets 13 million in lease sale	News
BLM nets more than 13 million from its quarterly sale of 48 oil and natural gas leases more
10/21/2009	Tallgrass preserve to get bison herd	News
If all goes as planned, a herd of wild bison will be roaming the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve by early November. A team from the national park is in South Dakota this week observing as about 20 wild bison are ro 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	Smokies to host electronic field trip for millions	News
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is preparing for a virtual field trip by millions of students from around the country.... more
10/20/2009	Forest Service Probes Homeowner 's Road Construction	News
The U.S. Forest Service is examining a homeowner's construction of a driveway in the Cleveland National Forest. 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	Wolf plan would reimburse ranchers	News
Hoping to ease Washington ranchers ' concern about gray wolves, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing what may be the most... 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	Forest Service launches massive Colorado "hazard tree" removal project	News
The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday launched a massive Colorado "hazard tree" removal project using contract and prison labor to cut dangerous beetle-killed pines. 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
10/15/2009	Fish and Game goes undercover to net Marin County restaurant owner	News
Owner of Tony's Seafood Restaurant charged with using improper method to catch fish for his business more
10/14/2009	BLM plans workshop on northern Red Rock trail plan	News
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The federal Bureau of Land Management is planning two workshops about proposals to develop a multi-use non-motorized trail system in northern Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.... 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	Montana stops wolf hunting near Yellowstone	News
Montana wildlife commissioners shut down gray wolf hunting Tuesday in backcountry adjacent to Yellowstone National Park after nine of the predators were killed there in recent weeks.<br clear="both" style="clear: both"/> more
10/13/2009	Scientist: Dinos trampled after death by own kind	News
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A vast collection of broken dinosaur bones unearthed in southeast Utah indicates they were smashed underfoot by other dinosaurs shortly after they died, according to paleontologists. Brigham Young University scientists have spent ye 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
10/13/2009	Fall chinook season closing early at Hanford Reach	News
Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife is closing the fall chinook salmon season on the Hanford Reach at midnight Wednesday because of a higher than expected harvest. more
10/13/2009	WA razor clam digs to start Friday	News
Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the first razor clam dig of the season, starting this Friday. 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	Springfield Bog step closer to use as park	News
Metro Parks, Serving Summit County will plant a prairie at its first park in Springfield Township. The purchase of 165 acres at what it called the Springfield Bog was announced Monday by the Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation group with a 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
10/10/2009	Park Ranger Uses Life Story To Reach Out To Latinos	News
Yosemite National Park ranger Mauricio Escobar passes out brochures in Spanish at a recent Mexican Independence Day celebration in Fresno, Calif. Escobar uses his life story to promote national parks ... 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	Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska	News
Years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, sea otters in southwest Alaska have been given an important recovery tool. 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	Feds update plan for Continental Divide trail	News
The U.S. Forest Service has amended a comprehensive plan for the 3,100-mile Continental Divide National Scenic Trail being built through five states. 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	Keystone, Breckenridge tackle beetle-kill problem	News
About the same time Vail Resorts announced it will partner with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation to tackle a major restoration project in the scarred Hayman fire area, the company's two Summit County... 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	NH 's deer hunt outlook shows increase	News
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says the 2009 deer hunt outlook calls for a 5 to 10 percent increase over the nearly 11,000 deer killed statewide last year. 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
10/5/2009	He 's no stranger to wildfires	News
Forest Service worker Bobby Wright lost his home three years ago in the Lytle Creek area. Now it's burned again. 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	Black-footed ferrets released in southern Saskatchewan	News
More than 30 black-footed ferrets were successfully reintroduced on Friday in Canada&aposs Grasslands National Park, 30 miles north of the Montana border. more
10/3/2009	Threefoot project reaches two milestones	News
HRI properties has secured a first mortgage lender for downtown Meridian's Threefoot hotel project and has found a design that meets the needs of both Marriott, who will franchise the hotel, and the National Park Service, which oversees historic preservat more
10/3/2009	300-plus lbs. of pot in 2 vehicles 3 men arrested	News
On Wednesday, Mendocino County Sheriff's Office deputies and U.S. Forest Service officers arrested three men from Mexico who police believe were hired to grow and process marijuana in the Covelo area. 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
10/1/2009	Late-season aquifer recharge plan approved	News
The Idaho Water Resource Board has approved a plan for late-season recharge of the Eastern Snake Plan Aquifer. more
9/30/2009	EPA sued over prairie dog poison	News
Two conservation groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for its decision to register pesticides that poison prairie dogs. Defenders of Wildlife and Audubon of Kansas, which filed the lawsuit in 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	Pine beetle spread continues across Colorado this summer, but not here	News
Mountain pine beetles continued their march across north-central Colorado this summer, but the U.S. Forest Service says the destructive insects have not invaded the Pikes Peak region in great numbers. more
9/29/2009	Idaho Department of Fish and Game agrees to pay 14,000 for hatchery violations	News
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has agreed to pay 14,000 in fines to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to settle alleged federal Clean Water Act violations at the Grace Fish Hatchery near Pocatello. 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
9/29/2009	Stahlstown company appeals ruling on new mine near Ohiopyle	News
The county Zoning Hearing Board last month denied Amerikohl Mining Inc.'s request for a special exception for a 214-acre surface mine along Camp Carmel Road in Dunbar Township. more
9/28/2009	Work begins on 'green ' BLM building in Fillmore	News
Construction Work begins on 'green' BLM building in Fillmore more
9/28/2009	Pascagoula Beach restoration project to begin in October	News
PASCAGOULA Dredging is expected to begin by mid-October on the Pascagoula Beach restoration project, said a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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	BREAKING NEWS — Monk seal shooter pleads guilty	News
LIHUE The Kauai man charged with fatally shooting an endangered Hawaiian monk seal earlier this year pleaded guilty on Friday morning to violating the Endangered Species Act, and will likely face 90 days behind bars. 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
9/26/2009	CA's Station fire 's strength was miscalculated	News
Forest Service and L.A. County fire officials downsized the fight before the blaze intensified. Fewer water-dropping helicopters and ground crews were requested after progress was made the first 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	ND: Birth control planned for wild horses	News
Theodore Roosevelt National Park officials plan to use birth control in wild horses for the first time.... more
9/24/2009	woman smuggles endangered bonyfish in from Vietnam	News
A Charlotte woman has been accused of smuggling live endangered fish from Vietnam, packed inside bottles of fish sauce. Bich Phuong Truong Phan was charged with violating the Endangered Species Act... 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	Invasive mussels may have reached Isle Royale :Small colony found last week.	News
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Foreign mussels may have found their way to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, a potential threat to native species on the remote island chain, an official said this week. more
9/23/2009	Washington biologist expects good clam season	News
The razor clam season is just weeks away and the Department of Fish and Wildlife says it should be a good one. 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	Ski resort fight continues over effluent-made snow	News
FLAGSTAFF Critics of a plan to expand a ski resort on an Arizona mountain are suing the U.S. Forest Service in what has been a years-long battle to protect a site considered sacred by American Indians. 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	Basalt Mountain road and trail protected in new deal, BLM says	News
BASALT - A driveway for a new development at the base of Basalt Mountain cuts a swath through public land but won 't interfere with use of trails or a road in the popular area, according to the Bureau of Land Management. 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
9/22/2009	Large Dogs in Public Housing Are Now Endangered Species	News
Since April, at least 113 dogs have been surrendered by their owners because of a ban in public housing on dogs who weigh more than 25 pounds. more
9/21/2009	Company to test wind energy potential	News
The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office has granted a request from an Englewood-based energy firm that would allow the company to determine whether it is feasible to develop a wind firm near Palisade. 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	Gov 't: Border fence to cost 6.5B over 20 years	News
The border fence will cost taxpayers 6.5 billion over the next 20 years to maintain the fence along the U.S-Mexico border, according to a government audit, as the Obama administration realizes the long-term costs of the border fenc 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
9/16/2009	Ranchers criticize plans for bison herds at BLM meeting	News
HAVRE Ranching interests sharply criticized a private grassland preserve in northeastern Montana as well as a new federal initiative in which new free-roaming bison herds could be established in the West. more
9/16/2009	Sharpshooters hired for 2 Apostle Islands	News
The National Park Service will close two Apostle Islands so sharpshooters can kill whitetail deer that are eating the native more
9/15/2009	Should Cedar Breaks become a national park?	News
Parowan » Three years ago, a land use plan for Iron County floated the idea of turning Cedar Breaks National Monument into a national park. Nothing has happened since. 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
9/13/2009	WA state lets fishermen sell salmon-eating squid	News
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) -- Large Humboldt squid have shown up in the Strait of Juan de Fuca where commercial fishermen say they are stealing their catches. Now, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is giving the fishermen some revenge by allowing th 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	Summit County: Marina move at Green Mountain Reservoir?	News
Forest Service considering various scenarios for recreation improvements in Summit County 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	Pilot program to repair national forest buildings coming to Colorado	News
HistoriCorps, a pilot program that will engage volunteers and professionals to help repair U.S. Forest Service buildings, is coming to Colorado more
9/8/2009	Cleanup of toxins at national park in Ohio delayed	News
BRECKSVILLE -- The projected completion of decontamination at a former dump and scrap yard that is part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park has been delayed for the second time in a 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
9/6/2009	Perceptions are reality for new mayor	News
Mayor Julián Castro's first 100 days in office have been marked by some substantive achievements, including the passage of an ordinance requiring developers who build near Camp Bullis to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act. 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
9/4/2009	Rocklin firm helps secure stimulus funding for wastewater treatment plant	News
Rocklin consulting engineering firm ECO:LOGIC helped secure federal economic stimulus funding that will pay for a new wastewater treatment plant the city of Live Oak needs to stay in compliance with its wastewater discharge permits issued by the Californi more
9/4/2009	Because of Texas ' high fire risk, personnel not sent to California	News
Wildfires raged in California this week but, unlike in some years past, Texas has not sent firefighting personnel to help. we got our own wildfire worries.Fires have charred more than 700,0 more
9/3/2009	BLM opens Web site for Christo river project	News|Off-roading
The Bureau of Land Management has posted documents related to the environmental impact statement for the proposed Over the River Project on a new Web site. 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	Sand Mountain passes on sale	News
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District-Stillwater Field Office, announces the availability starting Sept. 1 of new annual fee passes for the Sand Mountain Recreation Area, located in Churchill County. The annual passes cost 90 and will 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	US Interior Secretary Salazar To Visit Hot Springs, Logo May Be Discussed	News
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will visit Hot Springs on Thursday to discuss relations between the city and Hot Springs National Park. 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
8/31/2009	BLM plans Red Desert roundup	News
GREEN RIVER -- For two weeks this fall, federal wranglers will most likely round up nearly 1,000 wild horse from public rangelands, according to Bureau of Land Management officials. more
8/30/2009	Timpanogos Cave considers new management plan	News
The National Park Service is more
8/29/2009	Idaho warns hunters of pending wolf hearing	News
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is putting the warning out: Tuesday's wolf hunt doesn 't have a green light just yet. 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	Mammoth Cave fighting invasive plants	News
Officials at Mammoth Cave National Park have scheduled several events in an effort to control invasive exotic plants at the park. 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	Demonstrators lock, load for Idaho 's wolf hunt	News
Idaho's proposed wolf hunt will draw both opponents and supporters to Friday demonstrations at the Idaho Fish and Game office. 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
8/26/2009	Feds weighing whether to take Va. D-Day Memorial	News
BEDFORD, Va. (AP) -- A National Park Service team assessing the private National D-Day Memorial must determine whether it legally can and should take the financially troubled outdoor museum into the f... more
8/26/2009	Deputies face criminal charges in lobster poaching case	News
One officer is accused of lying so another deputy wouldn 't be cited by Fish and Game officials. more
8/25/2009	NH to take part in national hunting, fishing expo	News
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is organizing a statewide celebration in honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day, which is Saturday, Sept. 26. more
8/25/2009	Jury finds agency, DuPont negligent in land case	News
A federal jury has found the Bureau of Land Management and E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. negligent in the use of an herbicide blamed for damaging thousands of acres of crops across a broad swath of southern Idaho. more
8/25/2009	Park winter reports out for comment	News
The Billings Gazette Winter monitoring reports from the 2008-09 season in Yellowstone National Park suggest more ways to reduce noise levels that are exceeding standards and noted that a toll booth at the West Entrance didn 't have its ventilation system more
8/25/2009	BLM rescinds leases	News
The Bureau of Land Management will rescind nearly two dozen leases on the eastern slope of the Wyoming Range under a new law championed by the late Sen. Craig Thomas, federal officials announced Monday. 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	Beetle-killed trees pose danger to Colorado power lines	News
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - The U.S. Forest Service says trees killed by pine beetles pose a threat to power lines running through northern Colorado. more
8/21/2009	Udall, McCain to hold climate-change hearing Monday in Estes Park	News
U.S. Sens. Mark Udall of Colorado and John McCain of Arizona -- both members of the Senate subcommittee on national parks -- will hold a field hearing Monday in Estes Park on the impact of climate change on Rocky Mountain National Park and other Colorado 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	PolyMet Holds Open House on Metals Mining Project	News
A company planning to mine copper and nickel on Minnesota's Iron Range is holding an open house on Thursday for local residents. 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	Stillwater: GM not reconsidering metals contract	Mining
Stillwater Mining Co. said company officials have failed to persuade General Motors Co. to reinstate a canceled metals supply contract. more
8/19/2009	Aggressive cougar near Leavenworth shot and killed by property owner	News
A cougar that had been confronting mountain bikers on a trail near Leavenworth was shot and killed by a property owner Saturday, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. 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	Idaho F&G commissioners approve hunt of 220 wolves	News
BOISE, Idaho » The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission voted 4-3 Monday for a plan to let hunters shoot 220 wolves during a hunting season due to start in September. 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	Alaska groups want size of Logjam timber sale reduced	News
Three environmental groups have appealed a U.S. Forest Service decision to log 73 million board feet of timber on Prince of Wales Island. 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
8/15/2009	Battlefields Like Lethal Response To Deer Disease	News
The spread of a disease fatal to white-tailed deer has prompted the National Park Service to endorse a lethal response at two Civil War battlefields in western Maryland. more
8/15/2009	Vermont to promote bat habitat	News
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to help private landowners make it easier for the endangered Indiana bats to live on their land. more
8/14/2009	Australian mine marks success, Newmont says.	Mining
Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. announced Thursday that its Boddington mine in western Australia successfully produced its first gold and copper concentrate, processing about 100,000 tons of ore during the first two weeks of August. more
8/14/2009	WDFW issues reminder	News
The Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning anglers to release chinook in Marine Area 5 (Sekiu) and Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca). Both areas closed to chinook retention nine days earlier than scheduled to protect wild chinook. 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
8/11/2009	Water curtailment order revised	News
Idaho Department of Water Resources Interim Director Gary Spackman on Aug. 7 issued an amended curtailment order reducing the number of ground water rights curtailed under an earlier order. 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
8/8/2009	Mountain Critter A Candidate For Endangered List	News
August 8, 2009 The American pika could become the first animal in the continental U.S. listed under the Endangered Species Act because of climate change. The cute relative of the rabbit lives in the m... more
8/6/2009	Moratorium on Instream Suction Dredge Mining	News|Mining
DFG News Release Moratorium on Instream Suction Dredge Mining, Effective Immediately more
8/5/2009	California to further restrict coastal fishing	News
The move by Fish and Game for the North-Central coast is meant to help marine ecosystems and will take effect Jan. 1. Reaction splits along predictable lines. more
8/4/2009	The war on seagulls continues at state ferry terminals	News
Gulls are a protected migratory bird, but the federal Department of Fish and Wildlife has given permission to remove up to 4,000 gulls that threaten public health and safety in Washington state this year. 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
7/26/2009	Tiny, rare mammal prints in Colorado are a step back in time	News
Hundreds of tiny footprints left by mammals some 190 million years ago have been found on a canyon wall in a remote part of Dinosaur National Monument, which straddles the Utah-Colorado border. more
7/25/2009	A pomp of Emperors and a snootful of Snouts fill the forest	News
It was his job. When the Forest Service sent Chuck Gramling to inspect recreation sites in the Delta National Forest, or DNF, he found a special place. He brought home photos that were glimpses of what I had only heard of. A real Mississippi Delta hardwoo 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
7/24/2009	Tiny prehistoric mammals made their mark in monument	News
The rat-like creatures ran over prehistoric sand dunes about 190 million years ago. Now their ancient tracks have been discovered in Dinosaur National Monument in eastern Utah. more
7/24/2009	Rio Grande National Forest gets 2 million in stimulus	News
ALAMOSA - The U.S. Forest Service announced another round of stimulus funding Thursday, including at least 2 million for the Rio Grande National Forest. more
7/23/2009	Ancient mammal tracks found at national monument	News
Hundreds of tiny footprints left by mammals some 190 million years ago have been found on a canyon wall in a remote part of Dinosaur National Monument, park officials said Thursday. 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
7/12/2009	Boise River to be stocked with salmon	News
Boise, Idaho » State Department of Fish and Game officials plan to release dozens of Chinook salmon from the Rapid River Hatchery into the Boise River next week. more
7/11/2009	Forest Service proposes rates for renting fire lookout tower	News
The Plumas National Forest is also preparing a fire lookout station 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	Atlas Mining Co. settles class action lawsuit	News|Mining
Kellogg-based Atlas, which has explored plans to excavate a rare kind of clay deposit that could be used in nanotechnology, has settled with shareholders who alleged that the company had artificially inflated stock prices through false financial statement 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	Colorado-only insect under study	News
Federal officials say a mothlike insect found in only two areas of Colorado may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. 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	Mammoth site moves closer to national monument status	News
The Waco Mammoth Site has moved a step closer to being recognized as a national monument as part of the National Park Service. 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	Feds: Desert fish warrants protection	News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A fish once found throughout the lower Colorado River basin warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday the roundtail chub will have to wait its turn. 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
7/7/2009	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases 90-Day Finding on 14 Species of Parrots Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection	News
Twelve species of parrots ranging in location from Latin America and the Caribbean to Indonesia will undergo an in-depth status review following receipt of a petition to protect 14 species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) more
7/7/2009	Endangered Species Act Protections to be Reinstated for Western Great Lakes Gray Wolves	News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit challenging its 2009 rule removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes. The Service has agreed to provide an additional opportunit 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
7/1/2009	Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles	News
Federal officials have told the Idaho Department of Fish and Game its plan to halve the number of pelicans nesting in southeastern Idaho by 2013 to boost fisheries is an "eradication program" that needs more work. more
6/27/2009	State rejects protecting pika under Endangered Species Act	News
The pika, a fist-sized relative of the rabbit, lives in high-elevation boulder fields in the Sierra Nevada and is sensitive to warm weather. more
6/26/2009	Senator sides with oyster farmer over Park Service	News
A powerful Senate Democrat is backing an oyster farmer over the National Park Service in a northern California controversy that has environmentalists seething. more
6/24/2009	Service Requests Proposals for Endangered Species Conservation	News
The Service is now seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories to acquire land or plan for endangered species conservation efforts. Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act provides grants to states and territories to support participation in more
6/21/2009	BLM to transfer land to Native corporations	News|Mining
The federal Bureau of Land Management has filed public notice to convey more than 554,000 acres to a handful of Alaska village and regional Native corporations. 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
6/10/2009	Amerikohl VP: Curry Mine project near Ohiopyle State Park 'low risk '	Mining
The vice president of Amerikohl Mining repeatedly testified Wednesday that a proposed mining operation near Ohiopyle State Park and state gamelands is a low-risk" project that would not affect water supplies from the Youghiogheny River and its tr 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	Survey gauges challenges to wood industry	News
CHEYENNE -- The struggling wood industry of western Wyoming and southeastern Idaho is operating at a small fraction of its capacity and is limited by the consistency and scale of timber sales on U.S. Forest Service lands, according to the results of a rec 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	Idaho farmers sue BLM over lost crops	News
When his beets came in patchy, pushing through the soil with misshapen and discolored leaves, Perry Van Tassell did what most farmers would do. 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
6/7/2009	Yellowstone bison forced home	News
Roughly 500 to 600 bison that migrated out of Yellowstone National Park last winter are back on their summer feeding grounds, after being hazed into the park by state and federal personnel. more
6/7/2009	Salt Lake City seeks to convert rail line to bike path	Off-roading
Where freight trains once rattled bungalow windows and startled sleeping west-siders, trail planners now foresee a quieter traverse. Salt Lake City has won National Park Service assistance in planning a paved bike trail along the abandoned 2. 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
6/6/2009	Forest Service pick from Miss. withdraws	News
Homer Lee Wilkes, a resident of Madison and President Barack Obama pick to oversee the national forests, has withdrawn his nomination. 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	Eldorado Gold buys stake in Sino Gold for 282-million	Mining
Canadian gold producer Eldorado Gold Corp. has purchased a 20% stake worth US282-million in Sino Gold Mining Ltd., an Austrlian-based company that is one of the largest foreign gold producers in Chin... more
6/5/2009	NH Sen votes to establish Lake Sunapee committee	News
New Hampshire's Senate has approved a bill that would set up a study committee to review the Fish and Game Department's proposal to build a boat ramp on Lake Sunapee in Newbury. more
6/5/2009	Drilling method 's exemption challenged by bill	News|Mining
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette plans to introduce a bill next week that will regulate a widespread drilling technology that uses benzene and other toxic chemicals but also has been a main driver of the West's natural-gas boom. 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	Massachusetts Antique Dealer Arrested for Whale Teeth Trafficking	News
The owner of a Nantucket antique business investigated by the Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been charged and arrested on multiple felony counts for illegally importing and selling spe 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	Stimulus funds go to forest road projects in Colorado	Mining
involving 106 projects in 31 states. The Forest Service, which administers the national forests and grasslands, is a USDA division. In Colorado, 4.9 million in funds authorized by the... more
6/3/2009	Encore Renaissance Resources Corp. Prepares to De-Water Open Pit at Bonaparte Gold Property for 10,000 Tonne Bulk Test Mining	Mining
British Columbia Encore Renaissance Resources Corp. has received commitments for the financing needed to meet it's earn-in obligation for the initial 25.5% interest in the Bonaparte Gold Property 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	Games wardens arrest abalone poachers	News
State game wardens have arrested two Monterey County men suspected of poaching protected black abalone, the Department of Fish and Game announced today. more
6/3/2009	Wildlands Patrol, White Pine County, NV	News
The White Pine County Sheriff's Office has entered into a agreement with the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Parks Service to assist and provide law enforcement within the rural community. more
6/3/2009	Park Service to hold informal public listening session on Wednesday at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	News
National Park Service managers will engage the public Wednesday in an informal listening session. The public is invited to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area's Bushkill Meeting Center on Route 209. Sessions are scheduled at 3 p.m. and 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	House passes bill for stocking fish in N. Cascades	News
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill giving North Cascades National Park authority to continue stocking up to 42 mountain lakes with fish. 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	Efforts to turn battlefield into park accelerate	News
A blue-ribbon advisory team has been formed to help the National Park Service plan and develop the River Raisin battlefield as a national historic park, and the team already has had initial meetings with National Park officials. 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	Renewable energy sparks a probe of a modern-day	News
Interior Department investigates an acquisition that involves use of public land for renewable energy. A larger issue: establishing standards for private companies using federal stimulus money. 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
6/1/2009	DFG Welcomes Public Comment on California Tiger	News
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking public comment on a proposal to add the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) to California’s endangered species list. more
5/31/2009	Army completes FORA land transfer	News
The final transfer of 3,300 acres of land from the Army to the Fort Ord Reuse Authority was recently completed more
5/30/2009	950 acres of land acquired for Flight 93 memorial	News
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. - The National Park Service has acquired about 950 acres of land for the Flight 93 National Memorial in southwestern Pennsylvania. 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	State wants bounty hunters to control pythons in Everglades	News
There could be a bounty on the head of the Burmese python, serpent scourge of the Everglades. State wildlife managers on Thursday informally ran the bounty idea by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar before his tour of th 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
5/29/2009	Immigration studies take students to Ellis Island in the school gym	News
The fifth-grade students at Holy Comforter Episcopal School have focused their studies recently on the laws of immigration. The students learned the history behind Ellis Island, which until 1954 served as the main entry facility for immigrants entering th 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	Forest Service cancels Grand Canyon logging	News
U.S. Forest Service has canceled plans to allow logging on parts of 26,000 acres of the Kaibab National Forest on the Grand Canyonâs North Rim. 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
5/12/2009	BLM has eye on ATV protesters	News
<br />SALT LAKE CITY, May 12 (UPI) -- Motorcyclists and ATV enthusiasts who held a protest ride in a national monument in Utah were monitored by federal agents with cameras, officials say. 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
5/9/2009	Mining firm acquitted in asbestos case	Mining
MISSOULA, Mont. - W.R. Grace & Co. and three former executives were acquitted yesterday of federal charges that they knowingly allowed residents of a northwestern Montana town to be exposed to asbestos from its vermiculite mine. 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
5/6/2009	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
5/6/2009	Scientists side with Drakes Bay oyster farmer	News
Supporters of a Marin County oyster farmer claimed victory Tuesday after a panel of scientists concluded that National Park Service officials made errors, selectively presented information and misrepresented facts in a series of reports about his Drakes B 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	Snowmobile groups go to court over lynx designation	News
CHEYENNE -- The U.S. Forest Service failed to follow federal rules when it designated thousands of square miles in the West as critical habitat for the Canada lynx, according to a lawsuit filed this week by two snowmobiling groups. 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	Stimulus money aimed for Forest Service in Northwest	News
In the months ahead, the U.S. Forest Service will spend more than 1.1 billion to thin timber stands at risk of wildfires, repair roads, maintain trails and tackle other work in the forests. A sizable chunk of the money will be spent in the Northwest. more
5/4/2009	New beetle might pose deadly threat to O.C. oaks	News
Forest Service says goldspotted wood borer could spread from San Diego County. 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
5/3/2009	BLM stimulus funds going to SLV projects	News
ALAMOSA - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will dole out 305 million in funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including money for campgrounds, riparian areas and a solar-power study in the San Luis Valley. more
5/1/2009	Glacier gets 27 million for Sun Road	News
Congress has allocated 27.6 million in jobs-stimulus funding to continue repairs on Glacier National Park&aposs Going-to-the-Sun Road, the National Park Service announced Thursday. 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
4/29/2009	Stimulus Funds To Be Used To Dredge Mission Bay Channel	News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use 10.5 million in federal economic stimulus funds to dredge the channel leading from the Pacific Ocean into Mission Bay, it was