Joint Committees of the Idaho Legislature listened to group supporting suction dredge mining. Posted 2-5-14 Editor’s Note: This topic is extremely complex. Follow-up articles will attempt to further explain the background issues, scientific studies, and perspectives involved. There is link for a video of this hearing just made available and is at the end of […]
California Drought watch: It is tempting to go for the gold, but take care Low river levels in the Sierra foothills are opening up new opportunities for gold prospectors. Pioneer Mining Supplies, a store in Auburn, was busy on Tuesday helping customers who are interested in cashing in.on.aol.com Edith AllenSacramento Environmental News Examiner […]
Environment ‘Secret dealing’? Emails show cozy relationship between EPA, environmental groups By John Roberts Published January 22, 2014 FoxNews.com Newly disclosed emails suggest senior policy officials at the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups are working closely to kill the Keystone XL pipeline, critics say. “These damning emails make it clear that the Obama administration […]
This is something we here at AMRA have been advocating and doing with local Sheriff’s across California. Excellent read. EDITORIAL: Sheriffs, commissioners – stand up to the feds over road closures Posted on January 19, 2014 • By Ron It’s time for the county sheriffs and commissioners in each Western Slope county […]
EPA Falsifies Data, Bypasses Its Own Scientists Who Loudly Cry Foul December 24, 2013 Jim Lakely Jim Lakely is director of communications at The Heartland Institute, co-director of Heartland’s… (read full bio) You may recall that when Barack Obama was running for president in 2008, he said he would “bankrupt” the coal-fired energy industry. That […]
What is AMRA working on? We thought we would bring everyone up to speed on what we are working on. We are extensively researching the EPA on whether or not they possess the power to “regulate the pollutant discharge” from a suction dredge. Most will know we have a member in Washington who was threatened […]
Daily Caller News Foundation EPA preparing to unleash a deluge of new regulations 2:13 PM 11/27/2013 Happy holidays from the Obama administration. Federal agencies are currently working on rolling out hundreds of environmental regulations, including major regulations that would limit emissions from power plants and expand the agency’s authority to bodies of water on private […]
EPA Stealthily Propels Toward ‘Massive Power Grab of Private Property Across the U.S.’ Redefinition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act would give EPA jurisdiction over as little as a backyard ditch. by Bridget Johnson November 12, 2013 – 5:53 pm WASHINGTON — While the country is immersed in Obamacare headlines […]
Interior secretary says Obama may bypass Congress on monuments Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says she may advise Obama to act alone to create new national monuments if Congress doesn’t act. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says she may recommend that President Obama act unilaterally to create new national monuments if Congress remains […]
Suction dredging cases move to appeals By David Smith dsmith@siskiyoudaily.com Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA By David Smith dsmith@siskiyoudaily.com Posted Oct. 25, 2013 @ 9:24 am By David Smith dsmith@siskiyoudaily.com Posted Oct. 25, 2013 @ 9:24 am CALIFORNIA Two suction dredge mining suits in the California court system have been dealt serious blows […]