NATIONAL NEWS
Revisions of Mining Law Put On Hold - Critics say the proposals, purged from budget bill, could have led to selling parkland to developers. A Nevada congressman says he'll try again,
Los Angeles Times
Fact/Fallacy appendix condensing that analysis and responding to frequently asked questions and commonly asserted issues,
Westerners for Responsible Mining
Reconnecting with Nature - "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder",
Forest Magazine book review
WORLD NEWS
Mexico calls in butterfly police -
As millions of migrating monarchs fly in, officers listen for the sound of chain saws, hunting illegal loggers who threaten the habitat,
Chicago Tribune
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Revisions of Mining Law Put On Hold - Critics say the proposals, purged from budget bill, could have led to selling parkland to developers. A Nevada congressman says he'll try again,
Los Angeles Times
Fact/Fallacy appendix condensing that analysis and responding to frequently asked questions and commonly asserted issues,
Westerners for Responsible Mining
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Real trees, please - Lovelanders share holiday traditions centered around seasonal icon,
Loveland Reporter Herald
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Ranger Faces Murder Charge - Ranger shot and killed a camper this summer during a dispute sparked by an unpaid camping fee,
Albuquerque Journal
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin
