Indigenous Rights – People and Planet First

Statement: The Biden White House’s Use of Defense Production Act to Increase Mining is Short-Sighted and Destructive

by PLANc0mmsEnvironmental Justice, Indigenous Rights, Mining March 31, 2022March 31, 2022Comments are Disabled

We demand a just transition to renewable, clean energy. Using a Cold-War era program to boost hard rock mining without reforming outdated regulatory laws will create sacrifice zones across Nevada’s rural and tribal communities Reno, NV — Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to sign an executive order to bolster hard rock mining …

News Release: Digging Further Delayed at the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Site

by PLANc0mmsBlog, Indigenous Rights, Mining June 8, 2021June 8, 2021Comments are Disabled

Stop The Violence on the Land and Bodies!

by Hector FongBlog, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Rights, Issue Area, Mining June 4, 2021June 4, 2021Comments are Disabled

By: Beverly Harry Lithium Nevada, a subsidiary of the Canadian corporation, Lithium Americas, is still advancing its gross excavation needs at Peehee Mu’huh (also known as Thacker Pass, NV). The People of Red Mountain (Atsa Koodakuh wyh Nuwu), the tribal opposition to this project; has fully objected to a 2-mile and 400 ft. deep pit …

Thacker Pass: The Heart of Climate (in)Equity

by PLANc0mmsBlog, Climate, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Rights, Mining April 6, 2021Comments are Disabled

Introduction Location of Thacker Pass In late March of 2021, PLAN staff and supporters visited Thacker Pass where a land occupation protest is ongoing in opposition to a massive Canadian owned lithium mine proposed for the site. Thacker Pass is on Northern Paiute lands in northern Humboldt County near the border with Oregon. It …