Issues

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In the Spotlight

Protecting the Environment

Las Vegas Sun: EDITORIAL [3/27/07]
Legislation to add mining inspectors a good start, but more should still be done

Mercury Rising?

Las Vegas Sun: EDITORIAL [2/16/07]
Study raises questions about state allowing mining companies to monitor themselves

Nevada's gold diggers mucking up the air

Las Vegas Sun [2/13/07]
UNR study finds high levels of airborne mercury near mines
By Lisa Mascaro

Strong reasons to regulate emissions

Reno Gazette-Journal: EDITORIAL [1/3/07]

Issues

There are many reasons why Great Basin Resource Watch works with regional communities to monitor the issues that impact them most. GBRW works to educate and organize to mitigate the impacts of record-level mercury emissions, massive wasting of precious groundwater reserves, or abandoned radioactive mines.

This perpetual pollution without proper cleanup ultimately drastically impacts the health of people, precious water and pristine lands, and the economic future of our local communities.

Current Campaign ( 1 Article )

Mercury air pollution from Nevada's gold mines threatens public health and the environment. Learn how Great Basin Resource Watch is working to convince the state to adequately address the issue. Send a message to your legislator asking them to take action.
Economics ( 4 Articles )

Find out why Great Basin taxpayers get few jobs and staggering cleanup costs when multinational corporations mine for gold.
Health and Science ( 3 Articles )

Learn about mercury, arsenic and radioactivity at mine sites across the Great Basin.
Law ( 1 Article )
Learn how legal loopholes and a statute written in 1872 govern the biggest polluter in the nation.
Water and Mining ( 3 Articles )

Learn how Nevada's scarce water resources face large-scale depletion and contamination.

Act Now!

Stop Barrick Gold mining company
from Destruction of the Sacred Mt. Tenabo (Nevada)

In Reality, Love Earth Mines Do Not Glitter

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