Public offered details on Wildish plans to expand gravel operations.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard A collection of state and federal agencies will be offering information to the public on Wednesday about Wildish Land Co.'s proposed expansion of gravel mining along the McKenzie River, plus construction of a long dike to protect the pits. The...

Butt out, public.
Byline: The Register Guard When it comes to planning the future of public lands, the Bush administration is always happy to hear from its friends in the timber, mining, oil and gas industries. But if you're an environmentalist or just an interested member of the general public,...

A gritty disagreement.
Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Delta Sand & Gravel wants government permission to expand its pit mine westerly through a 72-acre agricultural field. Homeowners on the other side of the field say the mining will wreck their neighborhood. That sounds like the plot line for...

From the ACF/Rehame newsroom.
A big win for a delicate desert habitat: how the news unfolded Don Henry greeted news that the SA government and BHP Billiton had agreed that no additional artesian water would be used to service the Olympic Dam mine as "a win for the Great Artesian Basin,...

Korean gas firm eyes tie-up with PNOC to develop Malampaya oil rim.
Byline: MYRNA M. VELASCO Government-to-government talks are set to explore the possibility of tie-up between state-owned firms Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) for the proposed Malampaya oil rim. In an interview with reporters, Korean Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy...

Recycling classes take saving the Earth seriously.
Byline: RECYCLING By Sarah Grimm For The Register-Guard Over the last 30 years, the recycling industry has grown up to become a complex and successful economic engine on the world market. According to a federal Environmental Protection Agency study, more than 56,000 recycling and reuse...

Pombo's latest joke.
Byline: The Register-Guard Buried deep in the bowels of a massive budget bill that is churning its way through the House - and overshadowed by proposals to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the nation's coastlines to oil drilling - is a provision that could lead...

Fairgrounds relocation up in the 'where'.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The Lane County fairgrounds is 55 acres in the heart of Eugene, home to a weeklong fair and more than 100 annual events, trade shows, conferences and celebrations, and it draws nearly a million visitors every year. Can all that...

Protect roadless areas.
Byline: The Register-Guard A year has passed since the Bush administration took a chainsaw to federal protections for nearly 60 million acres of roadless areas in national forests. In announcing its summary repeal of the Roadless Areas Conservation Rule, the administration said it wanted to...

Mine wars: rearranging mountains in Appalachia.
IN THE SUMMERS of 1920 and 1921 southern West Virginia was the scene of some of the most historically significant unrest in U.S. history. Yet today this history has been largely forgotten. Although I was raised in West Virginia, I first learned about these events as a nearly grown...