50 YEARS AGO

November 2, 1972 – EDITORIAL: It is happening in New Mexico, and don’t think it can’t happen here — it can and is likely to happen unless the public raises enough hell to get really tough legislation passed to prevent strip mining in the high mountain country. While environmental restrictions currently “encourage” reclamation of lands such as this, what do you do if the grass won’t grow? In Appalachia and elsewhere, they are discovering that reclamation efforts not ...