MineWatch Coalition Final Comments on FEIR

26 groups call for denial of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. The MineWatch Coalition, led by the Community Environmental Advocates Foundation, cites numerous reasons for the Nevada County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors to deny the Idaho-Maryland Mine in this final public comment letter.

See the press release here.

Download a PDF of the letter here.

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Updated April 14, 2023

In a lengthy comment to Nevada County decision makers, the MineWatch Coalition of community and environmental organizations provided a long list of reasons to deny the project. Coalition members include:

• Community Environmental Advocates Foundation

• The Sierra Fund

• South Yuba River Citizens League

• Wolf Creek Community Alliance

• The Wells Coalition

• Patagonia

• California Native Plant Society Redbud Chapter

• Sierra Foothills Audubon Society

• Sierra Nevada Group Sierra Club

• Center for Biological Diversity

• Friends of Bear River

• Sierra Streams Institute

• Nevada County Climate Action Now

• Elders Action Network

• Friends of Banner Mountain

• Brunswick Pine Road Association

• Brunswick Manor HOA

• San Juan Ridge Taxpayers Association

• Earth Justice Ministries

• Earthworks

• Fly Fishers International, Northern California Council

• American Rivers

• Nevada County Sunrise

• Sierra Watch

• Mountain Area Preservation

• Nevada City Rancheria

Read the full comments in this PDF.

IMMine_FEIR_CoalitionComments_April5-2023_Final.pdf

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Version 2 - Including Mountain Area Preservation

IMMine_FEIR_CoalitionComments_V2_April14-2023_Final.pdf

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