The dredging equipment in the Upper Newport Bay fell idle in late July, but work will resume after the expected arrival today of a new dredge that can move dirt much faster. The dredging, an 18-month ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a new permit and rules for recreational miners who use small-scale suction dredging equipment to explore for gold in rivers and ...

In 1875, the General Moultrie was the first suction dredge built in the United States and was used in the Charleston River — until it sank within a year. During the same era, the city of Houston and ...

Chuck Wilson and Kim McDonald share a love of outdoor recreation and nature. But they’re on opposite sides when it comes to suction dredge mining. Wilson, president of the Washington Prospectors ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) in a November 20th Opinion addressed an issue involving the applicability of the Section 402 Clean Water Act National ...

Scotty Creek, a tributary to Peshastin Creek in the Wenatchee River watershed, is hanging on by a thread after one of the driest summers on record — dribbling water slips through cracks between the ...