Monday
May162011
Dredge miners strike environmentalist's ire

The suction dredge mining fight moves to Idaho.
The Boise-based Idaho Conservation League wants the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce long-neglected federal pollution laws that would, if they were followed, shut down recreational river mining in Idaho, at least for this summer.
LINK (Via: The Republic)
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Reader Comments (1)
"Scott also contends recreational miners actually can improve habitat, by loosening gravel for spawning."
Sure, buddy.