Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 2014 by Scott Harn
• 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
We’re Still Thinking About It
We have learned over the years, of course, that “previous development,” “roadless,” and “local support,” are in the mind of the beholder.
Oregon Dredge Permit Litigation Update
In other words, just like those that move next to an airport and then complain about the noise, Mr. Riskedahl deliberately went out of his way to “witness and document the effects of suction dredge mining,” and when he found some, he was annoyed by it!
Legislative and Regulatory Update
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Forest Service proposes next step in Agenda 21
• 9th Circuit deals blow to small miners
Can't We Just Do Something?
We know we lack critical minerals. We know the causes. We know the need. We have the knowledge we need right now. Why can’t we just take action and fix the problem?
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Critical minerals obtain national security status
• Idaho to take over EPA permitting
Representative Manweller Lends a Hand in Washington State
We're done watching as an unelected and unchecked bureaucracy, with rule-making authority, enforcement powers, and seemingly bottomless budgets abuses citizens at will.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts
• Ask The Experts
• Ask The Experts
• Uncovering the Find of a Lifetime
• Suction Dredging Battle Escalates
• Guinea Africa: Gold, Ebola, and a Monkey Barbecue
• Finding Gold in Tailing Piles
• Small-Scale Processing of Hard Rock Ores
• 2014 Index - Annual Tables of Content
• Why Did This Silver Mine Close? - Pt III
• Get The Lead Out!
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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Hundreds Rally in Support of PLP Octoberfest Fundraiser
