Fashion Strip-Mine Ban Passes: The U.S. House...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Fashion Strip-Mine Ban Passes: The U.S. House joined the Senate in approving a bill to halt strip mining of pumice stones from the beds of New Mexico’s scenic Jemez River. The relatively rare stones have mostly been used to prepare stone-washed jeans. The Bush Administration supports the bill.
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