by Susan Juetten | Dec 29, 2017 | Legislation, Uncategorized
One win this session changed water law to require better accounting for consumption of water, including by the mining industry. We didn’t get all we wanted; the bill sponsored on our behalf, SB231, ran into mining industry opposition; lobbyists told legislators that...
by Susan Juetten | May 10, 2017 | Legislation
May 10, 2017: The legislature is now in the final month of the 79th session. We are still following and commenting on bills, and it’s not too late for you to do so, as the remaining bills will now be heard before the full Senate and/or House on their way to be signed...
by Susan Juetten | Mar 27, 2017 | Legislation
Our every-other-year state legislature convened in Carson City in February and we are there, commenting, testifying and lobbying. Please help us out by contacting our legislators. It’s easy for anyone to comment on bills through the state NELIS website, and, we are...
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...
