Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals?
A timber company wants to install 426-foot-high-tall turbines to provide energy from the prolific wind shooting through the Columbia River Gorge at the Oregon-Washington border. But Kathie Durbin of the Vancouver Columbian reports (http://bit.ly/1asKJk) that officials of the National Park Service are objecting, saying it would make things a lot less scenic for hikers along two trails in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
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Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals?
