US Interior Secretary Urges Mining Ban Near Yellowstone
Source: Associated Press
August 28, 2017 8:45 PM
Associated Press
BILLINGS, MONTANA
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to speed up a proposal to block new gold mining claims on forested public lands in Montana near Yellowstone National Park and will also consider blocking other types of mining, agency officials said Monday.
Federal officials are undergoing a two-year review of mining on more than 30,000 acres among the towering peaks of the Absaroka mountains just north of the park.
The review was launched last year by Zinke's predecessor, former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, in response to local concerns that two proposed gold mines could profoundly alter the character of a region heavily dependent on hikers, hunters and tourists.
Interior spokeswoman Heather Swift said Monday that Zinke wants to move forward as quickly as possible with a proposed 20-year withdrawal of future mining claims in the area north of the park, known as Paradise Valley. The review of that withdrawal was scheduled to be completed by the U.S. Forest Service and Interior's Bureau of Land Management by November, 2018.
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christx30
(6,241 posts)"US Interior Secretary tossed out of window because one of Trump's friends has a vested interest in mining near Yellowstone"
moonscape
(4,676 posts)'ban' had been added to the headline erroneously.
rpannier
(24,350 posts)Makes me wonder what he is up to though
C_U_L8R
(45,031 posts)What could go wrong ?
not fooled
(5,803 posts)they are plotting to do very bad things on other Federal lands and want to put this out there in an attempt to greenwash the administration.
Just being realistic.
maxsolomon
(33,449 posts)When it affects him personally, THEN mining bans are fine. Yellowstone is next to Bozeman.
When it's Native Americans in N. Dakota, fuck them.
Stopped clock, twice a day...