Dylan covers the mining industry and American Indian issues. Since joining Greenwire in April 2014, he's also written about the U.S. Geological Survey, endangered species, public lands and wildlife trafficking. He worked previously for Idaho's The Lewiston Morning Tribune. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 2013.
Legislation to ban mining north of Yellowstone National Park demonstrated its bipartisan appeal yesterday despite opposition from the dentist in charge of the House hearing, who used his former profession to defend another bill diverting more oil and gas revenue to public education.
President Trump tentatively promised supporters at a rally in Minnesota last night that his administration would rescind an Obama-era mining ban blocking a major copper-nickel project.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will not touch the Obama-era ban on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, his top spokeswoman said yesterday.
Environmental advocates have challenged the Bureau of Land Management's California office to take another look at mining exploration near Death Valley National Park.
Since their ancestors greeted the Mayflower, the Mashpee Wampanoag have watched their homeland shrink.