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A man who owns a gold-mining claim on federal land in southwestern Oregon asked for help defending it after U.S. authorities ordered him to stop work but is now telling his armed supporters to back off.
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Read More »D.C. Circuit upholds EPA’s retroactive veto of mining permit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to retroactively veto a water pollution permit for one of West Virginia’s largest mountaintop removal coal mines years after it was issued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. ...
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Read More »DNR set to reopen otter trapping in western Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it’s preparing to allow trapping for river otters in far western Maryland after reintroducing them to the region. The agency said this week it expects to set a bag limit of ...
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Read More »Report: Mining firm settles 29 wrongful death suits
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A mine company has settled wrongful death lawsuits with families of all 29 victims of West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch disaster, an attorney for the estates of two miners said Tuesday. Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources did not ...
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Read More »Factory output in July rose by most since March
WASHINGTON — U.S. automakers rebounded in July to boost factory production by the most since the Japan crisis. But builders broke ground on fewer single-family houses, leaving home construction at depressed levels. The mixed data suggest the economy remains fragile ...
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Read More »Manufacturing flat in June because of weak autos
WASHINGTON — U.S. auto factories produced fewer goods in June than the previous month, and overall factory production was flat. It marked the third straight month of weak manufacturing output. The Federal Reserve says factory production was unchanged last month ...
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Read More »Commentary: Maryland economy relies on U.S. government
The Wall Street Journal printed a devastating editorial highlighting a stark contrast between who is pulling the wagon and who is riding in it. In “We’ve Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers,” published April 1, Stephen Moore writes that ...
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