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Demanding accountability for abuses in Guatemala and the Comstock

by PLANc0mmsUncategorized April 25, 2016Comments are Disabled

On Thursday, April 21, PLAN and the Comstock Residents Association (CRA) held a press conference in front of the Nevada Mining Association to denounce Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) illegal operations at its Progreso VII Derivada gold mine in Guatemala. KCA’s exploitation license was suspended by Guatemalan Courts in July and November 2015 and the …

PLAN celebrates approval of federal funds for Anaconda toxic mine clean up

by PLANc0mmsMining April 8, 2016August 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

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 …

Take action against fracking in Nevada

by LauraUncategorized August 21, 2013One Comment

This morning our state director sent the following message to our activists. Take a look, and take action to stop fracking in our state! Dear Activist, Our friends at the Western Organization of Resource Councils just sent this compelling alert on how you can influence new Bureau of Land Management policies on fracking on federal …