Here’s the hilarious part. The materials for batteries used in electric cars, so popular in California, are obtained by water cannon strip mining. The areas so mined look like the moon, and will not recover in the next ten lifetimes. But, all of those mines are in sh*thole (to quote somebody) countries. Therefore, their environments don’t matter.
If it went to the Supreme Court, it’s a pretty good indication that he’s had his day in court.
ANd these suction dredge miners are mostly hobbiests in the old gold rivers. Supposedly its environmental. California is flooded with Mexicans destroying the forests growing pot, leaving trash and feces on the woods, polluting water, etc.
And they go after some weekend guy looking for a few gold nuggets. Bastards all.
And this was pushed by Indians, and by sportfishing trout groups. It might just be me, but it seems like the fly fishing world is turning into a bunch of insufferable jerks.