Tribes, Counties, Environmental Groups Unite to Prevent Future Mining Contamination
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona—(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. In the wake of the toxic spill in the Animas River earlier this month, tribes, local governments and environmental groups today petitioned the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture to reform outdated mining rules on the federal lands they manage. The 74-page petitionrequests four key changes to federal mining regulations to help protect western water resources from future…
