Two men plead guilty to illegally excavating historic mines in Buffalo National River park nwaonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwaonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two men have pleaded guilty to felony violations of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act after illegally excavating sites in the Historic Rush Mining District of the Buffalo National River, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office in Fort Smith.
Visitors asked to preserve historical sites at Folsom Lake mtdemocrat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mtdemocrat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Given that, Chief Judge Miranda Du of U.S. District Court for Nevada said the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Atsa koodakuh wyh Nuwu/People of Red Mountain may join the lawsuit as plaintiffs to argue their belief the project would damage religious and historical sites. The judge said adding new plaintiffs should not affect the case’s timeline.
“This case is still in its early stages,” Du said in the nine-page ruling.
Environmentalists lost the case’s first battle last week when Du denied their request to block minor archaeological digging while she considers the broader question of whether former President Donald Trump’s administration erred when it approved the entire project in January.
Historic drought reveals Gold Rush artifacts at Folsom Lake latimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.