On March 29th, Governor Sandoval approved the EPA’s request to list the Anaconda copper mine as a Superfund National Priority. This designation, more than 10 years in the making, means federal funds will be available for long-term, integrated clean up of the toxic site located near Yerington.
On March 25th, PLAN, Great Basin Resource Watch and 42 other individuals and organizations sent a letter to the Governor requesting immediate action in the face of an increasing threat to the families, farmers, wildlife and Tribes living in the region. PLAN also called on the Governor to defend the right of affected citizens, many who have been forced to drink bottled water for the past decade, to clean and safe groundwater.
PLAN applauds the Governor for taking this important step and reiterates our demand that he and other elected representatives take concrete steps to hold mining corporations accountable for the contamination and abuse of Nevada’s groundwater in other parts of the state.