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Wounding the West : Montana, mining, and the environment /

Federal policy toward hardrock mining remains largely unchanged since the passage of the General Mining Law of 1872. That legislation was originally intended to promote settlement and economic development of the American West. A century and a quarter later, the region no longer requires congressiona...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stiller, David, 1947-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Beginnings
  • Discovery
  • Hard Times and Early Signs
  • Rebirth
  • The Dam
  • An Open Portal
  • Planting Fish
  • When Giants Die
  • Cleanup
  • The Divide
  • Notes
  • Index.