Federal Land Withdrawals: Endangering the Nation
The U.S. economy and national defense rely heavily on imports of critical minerals from China, Russia, and other countries with poor records on environmental conservation, human rights, or both.
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Federal Land Withdrawals:
How Our Account Was Overdrawn
By the mid-1970s a tipping point had already been reached with more public land withdrawn from mineral development than was accessible for development.
Federal Land Withdrawals:
Where Our Account Was Overdrawn
Much the land withdrawn from exploration and mining is in the American Cordillera, the mountain ranges in the western United States and Alaska where mineral deposits of economic significance are…
Federal Land Withdrawals:
Can We Ever Correct the Record?
"Have we withdrawn so much land from mineral exploration and development as to seriously affect the long-term mineral position of our country?"…