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Browse through or search our library of expert and community articles, presentations, and opinion pieces.
The views and opinions expressed here are those of the original creators and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of CEA Foundation or the MineWatch campaign.

Comment Collection - FEIR - CEA Foundation - 2023

Read comments prepared by experts, volunteers, and legal minds from CEA Foundation and its MineWatch coalition members about the Final...

Charles Brock: County Policy - existing development shall be protected...

Nevada County's General Plans says that already existing development shall be protected from adverse environmental effects caused by...

The County should deny the Idaho-Maryland Mine and should not certify the Final EIR

The County's Final Environmental and Economic Impact Reports have been published. On May 11, 2023, the Planning Commission voted...

Jim Bair: Opportunity to head off a major threat to our County

"What is the worst thing that could happen to us in Western Nevada County? One threat that has been completely consuming over the past...

David Briceno: Negative aspects of proposed mine considered

"Putting gold back into “Gold Country” seems favorably nostalgic, but has unforeseen far-reaching repercussions. Is the town prepared to...

Gianna Setoudeh: California can’t afford the Idaho-Maryland Mine

"Reopening a toxic mine with significant environmental impacts for the benefit of very few is simply not a risk worth taking,...

Marion Blair: Reopening the Idaho Maryland Mine will not bring hope for the earth

"It is our responsibility and honor to provide the ethics of care and guardianship to this land. Prioritizing profit over sustainability...

Off-site Sales of Mine Waste and the Idaho-Maryland Mine Final EIR

The Final EIR doesn't have a viable plan for disposing of mine waste through off-site sales and its plans for on-site temporary storage...

Mine Waste and Asbestos Impacts

The Final EIR lacks the data needed to assess the impacts of airborne asbestos and the management plan is inadequate. March 14, 2023...

Centennial Site: Understand The Issue

Rise Gold owns the toxic Centennial Site near downtown Grass Valley and is obligated to clean it up. That’s good for the community, but...

Wells and Groundwater Public Comments

CEA Foundation, San Juan Ridge Taxpayers Association, and The Wells Coalition (a group of well owners near the Idaho-Maryland Mine),...

Idaho-Maryland Mine Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Significant

The Final EIR uses an unsupportable, obsolete threshold measure to justify its conclusion that the mine’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...

The Centennial Clean-Up Must Be Included in the EIR

The Final EIR for Rise Gold’s Idaho-Maryland Mine Project is significantly flawed because it does not include the plans to cleanup the...

Mine Waste and the Water Pollution Problem

The Final EIR for Rise Gold’s Idaho-Maryland Mine is inadequate because it fails to address the potentially significant impact of mine...

★ Community and Local Agencies find massive flaws in Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR

Residents of Nevada County and local government agencies were shocked at the inadequacy of the 1000+ page Draft Environmental Impact...

DEIR Comments - Local Agencies - April 2022

Local agencies made extensive comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed reopening of the Idaho-Maryland...

A change of mine: GV City Consultant makes suggestions about Mine

The Grass Valley City Council hired its own consultant to review the mine report. Citing multiple deficiencies, recirculation was...

Press Release: CEA Foundation Exposes Massive Flaws in Mine Report

“This DEIR is riddled with errors, omissions, and legal flaws”, said Ralph Silberstein, President of CEA Foundation For Immediate...

Comment Collection - DEIR - CEA Foundation - March 2022

Read comments prepared by experts, volunteers, and legal minds from CEA Foundation and its MineWatch coalition members about the Draft...

John Vaughan: Alternatives not considered

A Grass Valley resident discusses various alternatives for the site which were dismissed from the mine report as "not feasible". He...

Press Release: NC Commissioners Hear From Public About Mine DEIR

Almost 500 people attended the County's meeting. Of the 101 who picked up tickets to comment, only 1 spoke in favor of the mine. For...

★ David J. Whitehead: Mine would undermine climate change solutions

The mine report uses categorization to stay below arbitrary, outdated thresholds, says Citizen's Climate Lobby Nevada County chapter...

Tony Lauria: Mining history is rife with harmful effects

Should the people living in our county be made to endure the risks of gold mining for the profit of one company? Even considering such a...

Ralph Silberstein: DEIR and Rise Gold's Well Fantasies

CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein weighs in on the DEIR, saying the issue is far from settled. "Looking into our crystal ball,...

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