by FSEEE | Apr 2, 2019 | Briefly
The Forest Service has scaled back a proposed logging project in a scenic area of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia, earning praise from conservationists. Agency officials initially proposed logging nearly 1,500 acres around High Knob and Pickem Mountain, in a...
by FSEEE | Mar 26, 2019 | Briefly
The Forest Service has approved a Canadian firm’s plan of operations for a nearly $2 billion open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains of southern Arizona. Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. plans to extract 112,000 tons of copper from the mine, as well as...
by FSEEE | Mar 19, 2019 | Briefly
The Bureau of Land Management is considering a request to allow 20,000 more people to attend the Burning Man celebration in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert each year. Currently, 80,000 people are permitted to attend the event. In a draft environmental impact statement...
by FSEEE | Jan 28, 2019 | Briefly
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet will introduce legislation this week that would create about 73,000 acres of new wilderness areas in the state and extend protection to about 400,000 acres. Bennet’s legislation combines four bills that have previously been introduced in...
by FSEEE | Jan 17, 2019 | Briefly
In his first bill introduced as a member of Congress, Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) is pushing for a land exchange that could clear the way for a massive copper and nickel mine near Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. PolyMet Mining, Inc., wants to exchange 6,690 acres...
