★ Community and Local Agencies find massive flaws in Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR
Residents of Nevada County and local government agencies were shocked at the inadequacy of the 1000+ page Draft Environmental Impact...
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DEIR Comments - Local Agencies - April 2022
Local agencies made extensive comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed reopening of the Idaho-Maryland...
A change of mine: GV City Consultant makes suggestions about Mine
The Grass Valley City Council hired its own consultant to review the mine report. Citing multiple deficiencies, recirculation was...
Press Release: CEA Foundation Exposes Massive Flaws in Mine Report
“This DEIR is riddled with errors, omissions, and legal flaws”, said Ralph Silberstein, President of CEA Foundation For Immediate...
DEIR Comments - CEA Foundation - March 2022
Read comments prepared by experts, volunteers, and legal minds from CEA Foundation and its MineWatch coalition members about the Draft...
John Vaughan: Alternatives not considered
A Grass Valley resident discusses various alternatives for the site which were dismissed from the mine report as "not feasible". He...
Press Release: NC Commissioners Hear From Public About Mine Report
Almost 500 people attended the County's meeting. Of the 101 who picked up tickets to comment, only 1 spoke in favor of the mine. For...
★ David J. Whitehead: Mine would undermine climate change solutions
The mine report uses categorization to stay below arbitrary, outdated thresholds, says Citizen's Climate Lobby Nevada County chapter...
Tony Lauria: Mining history is rife with harmful effects
Should the people living in our county be made to endure the risks of gold mining for the profit of one company? Even considering such a...
★ Ralph Silberstein: DEIR and Rise Gold's Well Fantasies
CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein weighs in on the DEIR, saying the issue is far from settled. "Looking into our crystal ball,...
John Vaughan: Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood
While Mr. Rogers does not like Rise Gold’s advertising, he seems to believe that the science presented in the draft environmental impact...
Letter of Concern to BOS Re: Rise Gold letter
Rise Gold's sent mailers and letters to the community that included misleading statements. Following is a copy of a letter CEA Foundation...
Rondal Snodgrass: At the least, make mine put up hefty bond
This retired economist says we need to look at the proposed mine with eyes wide open. Requesting an 80-year permit is extreme. The risk...
★ Community Urges NID to put Safeguards in Place
After vigorous discussion and lengthy, detailed public comments, NID considered crafting an extensively conditioned resolution approving...
Robert A. Hubbard: Rise Gold emphasizes ‘best possible outcome’ for Noise
Local resident Robert Hubbard concludes that the Noise section of the Draft EIR is only as good as its data and is based on best-possible...
CEA Foundation - Our Take on the DEIR
CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein questions the science and mitigations described in the Draft Environmental Impact Report for...
★ 83 Negative Impacts. Oh My!
KVMR Radio Host, Martin Webb reacts to the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Idaho-Maryland Mine by the numbers and what that...
★ Paul Schwartz: Negative Impacts of IMM are too many to list
This retired capital planner has seen plenty of environmental impact reports in his career, and knows a bad project when he sees one....
DEIR EXPLAINER - MineWatch January 2022 Meeting
Hundreds of people signed up to hear coalition experts talk about the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) in our January webinar. If...
How To Write DEIR Comments
Authored by CEA Foundation Now Is the Time: Let the County Know What YOU Think About the Mine and the Draft Environmental Impact Report...
★ Take Action: Comment on Environmental Impact Report
The long-awaited environmental report for the proposed Idaho-Maryland Mine is out and we have until April 4 to comment. Also known as a...
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