In the Spotlight
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Rules have changed, miners say; neighbors, environmentalists wary |
October 20, 2011. RGJ: "http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110210345"
Mining has a conflicted history in Mason Valley. While it has provided steady work from 1915 to 1978, the land was left with an open scar after mining operations ceased--the massive Yerington pit. It's about a mile long, 800 feet deep and half full of water. |
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The new copper run: Yerington mining plans could bring hundreds of jobs |
October 17, 2011. RGJ: "http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110160377"
Yerington looks a little rough around the edges. The small city with a population of about 3,000, the Lyon County sister city to Fernley, could be the poster-child town of rural Nevada for the state's ongoing recession, considered the worst in state history. |
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October 06, 2011. Associated Press: "Tribe battles BLM over Nev. gold mine in US court"
RENO, Nev. — Lawyers for environmentalists and several Nevada tribes urged a federal judge Thursday to keep in place restrictions from a 2009 court order that blocks the expansion of a gold mine at the base of a mountain that some Western Shoshone consider sacred. |
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February 15, 2011. Associated Press: "Toxic Nevada mine lawsuit seeks $5M from BP, ARCO"
RENO, Nev. -- Neighbors of a toxic mine in northern Nevada have filed a class-action lawsuit against BP America and Atlantic Richfield Co. accusing them of intentionally and negligently concealing the extent of the contamination leaking off the abandoned site for decades. |
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In the spotlight
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Rules have changed, miners say; neighbors, environmentalists wary |
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October 20, 2011. RGJ: "http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110210345"
Mining has a conflicted history in Mason Valley. While it has provided steady work from 1915 to 1978, the land was left with an open scar after mining operations ceased--the massive Yerington pit. It's about a mile long, 800 feet deep and half full of water. |
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The new copper run: Yerington mining plans could bring hundreds of jobs |
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October 17, 2011. RGJ: "http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110160377"
Yerington looks a little rough around the edges. The small city with a population of about 3,000, the Lyon County sister city to Fernley, could be the poster-child town of rural Nevada for the state's ongoing recession, considered the worst in state history. |
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Mt. Tenabo on Trial |
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October 06, 2011. Associated Press: "Tribe battles BLM over Nev. gold mine in US court"
RENO, Nev. — Lawyers for environmentalists and several Nevada tribes urged a federal judge Thursday to keep in place restrictions from a 2009 court order that blocks the expansion of a gold mine at the base of a mountain that some Western Shoshone consider sacred. |
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Yerington Anaconda Mine |
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February 15, 2011. Associated Press: "Toxic Nevada mine lawsuit seeks $5M from BP, ARCO"
RENO, Nev. -- Neighbors of a toxic mine in northern Nevada have filed a class-action lawsuit against BP America and Atlantic Richfield Co. accusing them of intentionally and negligently concealing the extent of the contamination leaking off the abandoned site for decades. |
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Nevada Legislature |
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Walmart's Greenwash! |
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DON'T BUY THE HYPE! January 6, 2011. New Times: Walmart's "Love, Earth" Jewelry Line Doesn't Live up to Green Promises. After reading this article, we hope you decide to help hold Walmart accountable for misleading consumers into thinking their jewlery is socially and environmentally responsible. Take Action Here!
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Sacred Western Shoshone material and area to be protected and preserved! |
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December 17, 2010. Elko Daily Free Press: "Rodeo Creek Gold, BLM sign archaeological pact". A $1.5 million settlement designated for the protection and preservation of the Tosawihi Quarry Archaeological District.
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EPA clamps down on gold mines' mercury emissions |
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Toxic chemical pollution down in Nevada |
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December 17, 2010. Reno (AP): Overall releases of toxic chemicals to the environment by industry in Nevada decreased 8 percent in 2009 to 184 million pounds compared with the previous year, federal regulators reported Thursday. Read more HERE!
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Recent Ruby Pipeline News |
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December 08, 2010: Joint opening brief of petitioners (Center for Biological Diversity, and Defenders of Wildlife ET AL.) in The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
December 06, 2010: GBRW, along with Defenders of Wildlife and Sierra Club, files for a Petition of Review against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. |
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