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More than 161,000 Abandoned Mines in the West

A recent GAO report found that there are at least 161,000 abandoned mines in western states. The research, conducted in the states of...

TCS Letter to the Senate on Hardrock Mining Laws

                 June 23, 2009 Dear Senator, For more than 137...

House Passes Cap and Trade Legislation

Today, the House took an historic step towards addressing climate change by passing The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009....

TCS Supports Reform of 1872 Mining Law

Congressman Rahall has introduced legislation, H.R. 699 to reform the law that governs the mining of gold, silver, copper, uranium and...

What $24 Million Gets These Days

The controversial National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), located in a former department store in the congressional district of Rep....

Final Regulations for Oil Shale Leasing on Federal Lands

Despite the federal government’s recognition that “any significant production of oil shale is not likely to occur for a number of years,”...

New Report Raises Concerns with Royalty-In-Kind Program

A report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is at risk of...

New Report Details Problems with Oil and Gas Royalty System

A new report finds that the federal oil and gas systems inability to adapt royalty rates or lease contracts to market conditions could...

Sex, Drugs, and and Mismanagement at the Department of the Interior

Government officials responsible for the collection of billions of dollars of oil royalties to the federal treasury accepted gifts from...

GAO: Gulf Leases Could Cost Taxpayers $53 Billion

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today estimates taxpayers will lose up to $53 billion from Gulf of Mexico oil...

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...