FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2018
DENVER—In response to today’s announcement by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke extending a ban on hardrock mining near Yellowstone National Park, the Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Media Director Aaron Weiss:
“Secretary Zinke always seems to support conservation in his home state of Montana, while backing the most aggressive forms of industrial development in the other 49 states. While Zinke rushes to open up places like Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Boundary Waters to copper, uranium, and coal mining, only Montana’s natural treasures get the protection they deserve. It’s now clear Ryan Zinke will only do the right thing when his political future is on the line.”
Learn More:
Trump administration to industry: Come mine and drill our national monuments [Westwise]
Interior Department reopens land near Boundary Waters Wilderness to mining exploration [Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal]
Westerners (Blue or Red) Aren’t Happy with Zinke [Outside]
For more information, visit westernpriorities.org. To speak with an expert on public lands, contact Aaron Weiss at 720-279-0019 or aaron@westernpriorities.org. Sign up for Look West to get daily public lands and energy news sent to your inbox.