by John Hadder | Jan 12, 2017 | Water
San Fransisco, CA, a three-judge panel of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of appeals issued its unanimous decision on Thursday, Dec. 28, overturning the federal Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) approval of the Mt. Hope Molybdenum Mine, located on public lands near...
by Susan Juetten | Oct 21, 2016 | Anaconda Mine
On September 9, 2016 the EPA proposed adding the abandoned, toxic Anaconda Mine site near Yerington, Nevada to the National Priorities List (i.e. Superfund) so that cleanup can be completed. This is an historic step forward for a situation that has been critical for...
by Susan Juetten | Jun 8, 2016 | Water
Effect of Open Pit Mine Dewatering and Cessation on a Semi-arid River Flows Tom Myers, PhD, Hydrologic Consultant, Reno NV June, 2016 Executive Summary Open pit mining that extends below the groundwater table captures groundwater and can cause a very large...
by Susan Juetten | Apr 14, 2016 | IRMA
April 5, 2016 Revised draft Standard released today, multi-sector effort to certify social and environmental performance at industrial-scale mine sites globally. For original press release, click here Today, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)...
by Susan Juetten | Apr 14, 2016 | Anaconda Mine
Original Story by Robert Perea, Reno Gazette Journal April 5, 2016 When efforts to come up with private funding to clean up a portion of the Anaconda mine site near Yerington fell through, that left Gov. Brian Sandoval with no choice but to agree to the Environmental...
by Susan Juetten | Apr 14, 2016 | Financial Assurances
In D.C. District Court in January this year, The U.S. Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize long-awaited “financial assurance” regulations that will apply first to hard rock mining operations. The court recognized that it...
by bristlecone | Apr 7, 2016 | Anaconda Mine
On March 29, 2016, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced he would allow the closed and toxic Anaconda Mine near Yerington, about 90 miles south of Reno, to be listed on the EPA’s Superfund National Priorities List. This means that finally, after two previous...
by bristlecone | Apr 7, 2016 | Earthquakes, Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing injects millions of gallons of water into oil and gas containing geologic formations deep underground. Scientific and government research indicates that fracking can cause earthquakes in two ways: Primarily, during the fracking process:...
