One More Threat to Clean Water

The latest indignity was a 6-to-3 decision on Monday that will allow an American gold mining company to discharge 210,000 gallons a day of potentially toxic mining waste into a 23-acre lake near Juneau, Alaska. A joyous Sarah Palin, Alaska’s governor, called the ruling a “great victory” for Alaska and, astonishingly, “a green light for responsible resource development.” Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jun 25, 2009 - 10:59 PM PDT
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by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jun. 25, 2009

The President has another urgent matter of reversal of a Bush rule that is vital or the resulting death of a major lake in Alaska.

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