Center for Biological Diversity: Interior Department Pumps Brakes on Mining Near Nevada's Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge
January 15, 2025
January 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025:
LAS VEGAS -- The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a two-year pause on new mining claims on land adjacent to Nevada's Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Federal officials will also launch a public process to review a full 20-year withdrawal of the land from mining claims to protect it from pollution.
"This is a historic day for Ash Me . . .
LAS VEGAS -- The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a two-year pause on new mining claims on land adjacent to Nevada's Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Federal officials will also launch a public process to review a full 20-year withdrawal of the land from mining claims to protect it from pollution.
"This is a historic day for Ash Me . . .