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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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Lummi Library GE 197 .S68 2020 678702 Stacks Available -