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June 2014 by Chris Ralph

Legislative and Regulatory Update

June 2017

• Welcome changes in Washington, DC
• Giving power back to the people

Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2014
• Court says ESA does not apply in some cases
• Comments needed for proposed critical habitat in several Western states
• EPA still trying to rewrite the Clean Water Act
• Enough already!
• Now is the time to act

Administration Offers Up Conflicting Goals and Executive Orders

April 2021

To reach this goal, our federal government would need to designate another 45.7 million acres as protected lands every year.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

October 2012
• It's almost November
• Two federal land managers found guilty of contempt
• A chance to halt additional wilderness in Southern California
• Oregon mineral withdrawal
• A really good reason to get out and vote in Oregon

MMAC & PLP Update

June 2016
Each separate Mining District is a federally recognized entity. There are huge advantages—picture yourself going to an oversight meeting where 2, 3, 4, or even more Mining District representatives have obtained voting positions on the board. 

Northwestern Alaska Mineral Resources

February 2016
Gold and jade are actually only minor mineral resources for the Northwestern Alaska region as a whole. Modern prospecting has focused more on base metal than precious metal resources.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2010
• The good, the bad, and the ugly
• California and Oregon dredge permits

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