West Elk Wilderness. Source: coloradowilderness.com
Forest Service Pushes to Mine Next to West Elk Wilderness, Giving Arch Coal Access to More Than 17 Million Tons of Coal
DENVER—(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2017. Just days after announcing the U.S. will exit the Paris climate agreement, the Trump administration yesterday pushed ahead with plans for another damaging action: a plan to approve Arch Coal’s proposal to lease 1,700 acres of roadless wildlands in the Gunnison National Forest for mining…
