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An open pit visible from the moon : the Wilderness Act and the fight to protect Miners Ridge and the public interest / Adam M. Sowards.

Sowards, Adam M., (author.).

Summary:

"Combines rigorous analysis and deft storytelling of the struggle to define the contours of the Wilderness Act when the Kennecott Copper Corporation announced its plan to develop an open-pit mine in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780806165011
  • Physical Description: pages cm
  • Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject:
Environmentalism > Political aspects > United States.
Copper mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Washington (State) > Glacier Peak Wilderness
Strip-mining > Environmental aspects > Washington (State) > Glacier Peak Wilderness
United States. Wilderness Act.
Kennecott Copper Corporation.
Public interest > United States.
Glacier Peak Wilderness (Wash.) > Environmental conditions.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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24513. ‡aAn open pit visible from the moon : ‡bthe Wilderness Act and the fight to protect Miners Ridge and the public interest / ‡cAdam M. Sowards.
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264 1. ‡aNorman : ‡bUniversity of Oklahoma Press, ‡c2020.
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4900 . ‡aEnvironment in modern North America
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 . ‡a"Combines rigorous analysis and deft storytelling of the struggle to define the contours of the Wilderness Act when the Kennecott Copper Corporation announced its plan to develop an open-pit mine in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aEnvironmentalism ‡xPolitical aspects ‡zUnited States.
650 0. ‡aCopper mines and mining ‡xEnvironmental aspects ‡zWashington (State) ‡zGlacier Peak Wilderness
650 0. ‡aStrip-mining ‡xEnvironmental aspects ‡zWashington (State) ‡zGlacier Peak Wilderness
61010. ‡aUnited States. ‡tWilderness Act.
61020. ‡aKennecott Copper Corporation.
650 0. ‡aPublic interest ‡zUnited States.
651 0. ‡aGlacier Peak Wilderness (Wash.) ‡xEnvironmental conditions.
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