Montana Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Gold Mining Near Yellowstone National Park

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By EarthjusticeApr 26, 2017, 4:41 pm245 pts
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester introduced legislation on Tuesday to protect more than 30,000 acres of public land bordering Yellowstone National Park. These public lands in Montana's Park County are the targets of two industrial scale gold mine proposals, which would threaten the national park, the clean water of the…

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