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‘They’ll be around their whole lives breathing this toxic soup’

Mine impacts scrutinized during public meeting The Union newspaper covered a recent public forum hosted by the Universalist Unitarian...

Press Release: 250 Businesses reject idaho-maryland mine proposal

Opposition to the Idaho-Maryland Mine runs deep in Nevada County. 150 business leaders submitted a letter to the County Supervisors. In...

CONTROVERSY - RISE GOLD "STUFFING THE BALLOT BOX"

During the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report, Rise Gold submitted 1,600 reply cards and form letters as “comments”...

A new gold rush pits money and jobs against California’s environment

Companies are seeking to open old mines and explore in new sensitive regions, amid resistance from Californians who want the Gold Rush to...

★ 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...

Press Release: Community Submits 5,500 Petition Signatures Opposing Gold Mine

Over 5,500 signatures From Nevada County residents and others were collected online and in person by an army of volunteers... showing...

A California gold mine’s toxic legacy: Inside the fight over reopening a treasure trove

For five years Rise Grass Valley has been trying to get a permit, but the people of Grass Valley are overwhelmingly rejecting the mine....

DEAL KILLERS - MineWatch June 2022 Meeting

Three major, significant and unresolved impacts of the mine. The MineWatch June Community Meeting brought together three of the most...

Mining Companies Strike Gold by Destroying Public Lands

As demand for minerals to support new technology grows, indigenous people in the west are battling the effects of inadequate hardrock...

The Union | Don Rogers: Mine’s main ore is risk

Want to know where things stand in the proposal to reopen the Idaho-Maryland Mine? The Union's newspaper's publisher sums it up. Don...

Terry Lamphier: Mine our green, not our gold

This "alternative use" proposal would use the existing mine tunnels as an emergency water source and reflects on the complex geology that...

Earth Justice Ministries: A spiritual and moral perspective on reopening the mine

Local nonprofit, Earth Justice Ministries, brings a spiritual and moral perspective to aesthetics, cumulative impacts, and the need to...

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...

Terry McLaughlin: Still not convinced mine should reopen

After a year of following mine news, this conservative Union columnist still believes the negatives overwhelm any good the mine could...

Geoff Eido: Wells Run Dry Official Music Video

Singer/songwriter Geoff Eido as he calls on citizens of Nevada County to learn more about the dangers of reopening a gold mine under...

Rise Gold CEO calls county ‘naive’ in dealings with Nisenan

The CEO of Rise Gold sent an email to a county employee calling the county “naive” in its dealings with the Nisenan. Spokeswoman Shelly...

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...

★ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Threshold - The Case For 'Net Zero'

CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein explains why GHG thresholds set in the draft environmental report are no longer relevant. To...

Ken Bernstein: Look to the past to predict mine’s future if allowed

Reviewing Rise Gold CEO's past decisions, Ken concludes that "he is extremely unlikely to be a good steward of the operating permit for...

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...

KVMR Radio News - MineWatch DEIR UPDATE

March 23, 2022 Felton Pruit talks with volunteer Mike Shea about MineWatch shortly before the final deadline for comments on the Draft...