From a March 7, 2008 Editorial in the New York Times:
"Half of the waters in the United States are at risk of pollution or destructive development because of a wrongheaded Supreme Court decision in 2006. The decision narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act, weakened the law’s safeguards and thoroughly confused the federal agencies [...]
The following is from a 3/6/08 FN Arena news story:
"Remember uranium? It was not that long ago the uranium price was going to the moon and every one who could lay claim to any old piece of dirt was sticking up a shingle and calling itself a uranium start-up. But while every commodity [...]
Here are some story's on sucessful opposition movements from around the world.
Mendoza, Argentina says no more mining!
Peru Town votes on mine plan amid pollution fears
Eastern European Governements Agree to Tackle Mining Pollution
Costa Rican Gold Mine Suspended Due to Pollution Risks
Rosia Montana's story
The following is from a March 2 story in the Deseret Morning News.
" Salt Lake County ranks second in the nation as a depository for the most materials containing toxic substances.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency's annual report of the top 20 counties in the country that have these deposits, 120.3 million [...]
The following is from a March 1, commentary ran in the Statesman.com
"Nineteenth-century explorer John Wesley Powell wrote that "the wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the graphic art are taxed beyond their powers in attempting to portray its features. Language and [...]
"Vince Bevins, Powell Township supervisor, and Jim Gauthier, from the Powell Township Planning Commission, sponsored an “Economic Business Meeting”, March 3, at the Powell Township Hall, in Big Bay. Their guest presenters were Jon Cherry, Kennecott Eagle Project manager; Bill Henry, a project planner for Kennecott; and Gregg Nominelli, from the Lake Superior Community Partnership. [...]
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore may house the newest Wilderness are in Michigan.
"MUNISING — The effort to designate the 11,739 acres of the Beaver Basin as wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is making its way to Congress.
The National Park Service is working to finalize the establishment of the Beaver Basin Wilderness Area, which is one [...]
TRAVERSE CITY, MI — A recent report released by a coalition of Great Lakes area local governments argues that the federal governments of the United States and Canada are not shouldering their fair shares of costs to care for the lakes, said a recent Associated Press story.
The report claimed local governments spend about $15 billion [...]
