To say that reform of an antiquated 137-year-old bill is drastically overdue would be a grave misrepresentation. Yet here we are, in 2009, and a hardrock mining law that promoted expansion of the West - a bill that was passed in 1872 - is still…
While much notoriety stems from not a single Republican lawmaker supporting it, yesterday the House approved the $819 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with a final vote of 244-188. But the stimulus will draw much attention to greening the future, since more than $100…