mega-dairy

Mega-dairy, big ag risk groundwater in eastern Oregon

By Mitch Wolgamott The permit for the Lost Valley Ranch mega-dairy, issued by the Oregon Department of Environment Quality, my former employer, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture will make a 30-year-old pollution problem even worse. The dairy would be … Continued

Ramaco's Brook Mine site

We don’t owe Ramaco a permit

by Gillian Malone A mining proposal that, if approved, could affect farming, ranching and recreation around the Tongue River for the foreseeable future, is under consideration by Wyoming’s Environmental Quality Council. The EQC’s decision on Ramaco Carbon, LLC’s permit application … Continued

RECLAIM Act, coal mine reclamation

House Committee Advances RECLAIM Act

Washington isn’t all healthcare debates and Russia investigations. On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced the bipartisan RECLAIM Act to provide an economic boost to struggling coalfield communities by putting people to work cleaning up legacy coal mine pollution. … Continued

carbon capture

Carbon Capture & Sequestration: Too Good to Be True

A new WORC report exposes the pitfalls of carbon capture and sequestration Politicians from both parties have been wasting taxpayer dollars on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology. That’s the finding of WORC’s new report, titled Too Good to be … Continued

oil radioactive waste

Still waiting for DEQ rules at Montana’s radioactive dump

By Seth Newton I’m a rancher near Glendive, and I live just downstream from Montana’s first radioactive oil waste facility. What’s radioactive oil waste? During the drilling process, radioactive material buried within the earth is brought to the surface. Oil … Continued

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Will British Columbia halt coal exports?

Voters in Canada’s southwestern-most province went to the polls recently to elect a new government. In the final weeks, the race took an unexpected turn that may have major implications for U.S. coal exports. In a surprise move, incumbent Premier … Continued

coal leasing pause coal royalties

Senators say: Stop the coal give-away!

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke’s proposal to repeal the coal royalties rule, or Valuation Rule, for public minerals will be costly to states and tribes and the American public, according to five United States senators in a letter sent early this … Continued