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Rep. Chip Cravaack Federal Lands Exchange Legislation
PUBLICATION DATE: September 19, 2012
AUTHOR: WaterLegacy
SUMMARY: HR5544 would allow exploitation of the Superior National Forest as a Sulfide-Mining District
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United States District Court for the District of Idaho: Declaration of Kathryn Didricksen
PUBLICATION DATE: September 17, 2012
AUTHOR: Kathryn Didricksen
RE: Golden Hand No. 1 and No. 2 Lode Mining Draft EIS
PUBLICATION DATE: September 17, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
S.1113 - The Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2012
PUBLICATION DATE: September 12, 2012
AUTHOR: Aaron Mintzes and Alan Septoff
SUMMARY: S .1113 is a backdoor attempt to redefine minerals critical to the United States, and then muffle the voices of the communities and the environment potentially impacted by mining of these critical minerals.
Re: Comments on Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing,
PUBLICATION DATE: September 10, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
Joint comments to EPA re draft guidance for underground injection of diesel during fracking
PUBLICATION DATE: August 23, 2012
AUTHOR: NRDC, Earthworks, CCE, Clean Water Action, Clean Water Network, Conejos Clean Water, Delaware Riverkeeper, Environment America, People's Oil & Gas Collaborative, Powder River Basin Resource Council, San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, Sierra Club
SUMMARY: Joint NGO Comments on Permitting Guidance for Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using Diesel Fuels—Draft: Underground Injection Control Program Guidance #84
Re: Deadwood Standard Project Conditional Use permit
PUBLICATION DATE: August 22, 2012
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
US Copper Porphyry Mines
PUBLICATION DATE: August 6, 2012
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring, Earthworks
SUMMARY: The water quality impacts track record of U.S. copper porphyry mines regarding pipeline spills, tailings failures and water collection and treatment failures.
The Problem of Proposed Open Pit Mines in Santa Rita Mountains and Patagonia Mountains in SE Arizona
PUBLICATION DATE: July 31, 2012
Earthworks’ 2011 Audited Financial Statement
PUBLICATION DATE: July 24, 2012
AUTHOR: Dunham, Aukamp & Rhodes, PLC
SUMMARY: EARTHWORKS Audited Financial Statements and Other Financial Information for years ending December 31, 2011 and 2010.
Enforcement Report - NYS DEC
PUBLICATION DATE: July 17, 2012
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY: Current enforcement of New York's oil and gas rules is inadequate, and means the state is not prepared for a shale gas boom.
Statement by Human Rights and Environmental Organizations Regarding Repression and Human Rights Abus
PUBLICATION DATE: July 11, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
SUMMARY: We, the undersigned organizations, express our grave concern with the Government of Peru’s alarming escalation in the repression of free speech, police brutalities, and human rights violations. We call on the Government of Peru to immediately put an end to these abuses, and to seek peaceful and dialogue-based resolution to conflicts related to extractive projects in Peru.
Fact Sheet on EPA’s Diesel Guidance
PUBLICATION DATE: June 27, 2012
AUTHOR: Aaron Mintzes
SUMMARY: Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed permitting guidance for hydraulic fracturing operations using diesel. The guidance is the first federal policy focused on protecting drinking water sources from hydraulic fracturing.
The Pebble Mine: US EPA Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Key Findings
PUBLICATION DATE: May 24, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
Enforcement Report - NM OCD
PUBLICATION DATE: May 17, 2012
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY: New Mexico Oil & Gas Oil Conservation Division's inadequate enforcement guarantees irresponsible oil and gas development
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[Factsheet] HR 4402: Threatening Water Resources, Disenfranchising Communities
PUBLICATION DATE: May 11, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
Statement of Bruce Baizel, Senior Staff Attorney, Earthworks’ Oil and Gas Accountability Project
PUBLICATION DATE: May 4, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
Testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
PUBLICATION DATE: May 2, 2012
AUTHOR: Bruce Baizel
Testimony on HR 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012
PUBLICATION DATE: April 27, 2012
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
SUMMARY: Earthworks response to ex-Nevada Mining Association head's initiative to exempt mining from most NEPA review.
Deborah Roger’s Handout
PUBLICATION DATE: April 26, 2012
Wilma Subra Presentation
PUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2012
Titan List of Compounds
PUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2012
SUMMARY: List of compounds found during air testing in Titan, TX.
Titan Energy Mini Frack in Colleyville/Southlake, Texas
PUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2012
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
Titan Air Samples Map
PUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2012
SUMMARY: Map showing where air samples were taken from for Titan air testing.
Titan Air Testing Data 1
PUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2012
SUMMARY: Air testing results from GD Air Testing Inc.
Deborah Roger’s Presentation
PUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2012
Tony Ingraffea Handout
PUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2012
Re: State Environmental Quality Review Act Requires Additional Comprehensive Environmental Review
PUBLICATION DATE: April 12, 2012
SUMMARY: Letter to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation regarding environmental reviews before fracking permits are issued.
Support for SB 1054 (Pavley) - Notice for new wells
PUBLICATION DATE: April 3, 2012
SUMMARY: Statement of support for SB 1054 which would require public notice to surrounding property owners if an oil or gas well were to be fracked or drilled.
Enforcement Report - COGCC
PUBLICATION DATE: March 20, 2012
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY: Inadequate enforcement means current Colorado oil and gas development is irresponsible
Stop New Subsidies for Natural Gas: Oppose Amendment #1782 to the Transportation Bill
PUBLICATION DATE: March 13, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
Troubled Waters
PUBLICATION DATE: February 28, 2012
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS and MiningWatch Canada
SUMMARY: "Troubled Waters" summarizes the problems of submarine tailings disposal (STD) around the world, focusing on some of the areas most affected by this damaging practice.
Anglo American’s Pebble Mine Investor Advisory - Issue 2
PUBLICATION DATE: February 22, 2012
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
SUMMARY: This report highlights the range of existing and emerging risks associated with development of the proposed Pebble copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska.
Testimony in favor of HR 785 - authorizing use of SMCRA funds for abandoned hardrock mines
PUBLICATION DATE: February 17, 2012
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
SUMMARY: Earthworks reluctantly endorses using funds generated by the coal mine reclamation fee to clean up abandoned hardrock mines -- only because there is no similar dedicated fund for abandoned hardrock mine reclamation.
Joint comments opposing abandonment of EPA methane emission estimates for unconventional gas wells
PUBLICATION DATE: February 17, 2012
AUTHOR: Center for Biological Diversity, Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, Earthworks, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, WildEarth Guardians
SUMMARY: The environmental community opposes the Chamber of Commerce request under the Information Quality Act for the Environmental Protection Agency to abandon its methodology for estimating methane emission estimates for the completion of unconventional natural gas well completions (i.e. fracked wells).
Top Three Asks for the Susquehanna River Basin Commission
PUBLICATION DATE: February 14, 2012
AUTHOR: Earthworks, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, Sierra Club PA Chapter
SUMMARY: The following information has been developed for use in activities focusing on SRBC issues, such as meetings, action alerts, written comments, and testimony.
Comments to the US Army Corps of Engineers regarding Montanore’s 404 permit application
PUBLICATION DATE: February 14, 2012
AUTHOR: Earthworks, Idaho Conservation League
SUMMARY: Earthworks and Idaho Conservation League request the Army Corps to deny the permit to fill wetlands and streams in Montana's Cabinet Mountains hundreds of feet deep with mine waste from the proposed Montanore mine.
EarthNotes February 2012
PUBLICATION DATE: February 8, 2012
AUTHOR: Hilary Lewis
SUMMARY: In this issue: Next Steps for Rosemont Mine in Arizona 9 Months Later, Still No Rules to Prevent the Trade of Conflict Minerals Texas Railroad Commission Hears from Landowners New York has a lot to consider with draft SGEIS Macy's dirty little secret exposed
Earthworks’ comments on Mineral Interest Pooling Act rule proposal
PUBLICATION DATE: January 30, 2012
AUTHOR: Sharon Wilson
SUMMARY: We believe the RCT should adopt rules that undo the mischief Finley has unleashed, and return MIPA to the role it had for 30 years – leveling the playing field between large operators and small landowners.
Local Rights Matter: Key reasons to oppose SB1100/HB1950
PUBLICATION DATE: January 20, 2012
AUTHOR: Clean Water Action * Delaware Riverkeeper Network * Earthworks * PennEnvironment * Sierra Club PA Chapter
SUMMARY: Pennsylvanians should not trade municipal rights for limited impacts fees and regulatory changes. State legislators should oppose these bills.
Earthworks Montanore SDEIS Comments
PUBLICATION DATE: December 21, 2011
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
SUMMARY: Earthworks comments on the supplemental draft environmental impact statement for the Montanore mine proposed underneath the federally designated Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area in northwest Montana.
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