EARTHWORKS Library
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.
A Human Rights Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas
PUBLICATION DATE: December 12, 2011
AUTHOR: Environment and Human Rights Advisory
SUMMARY: This human rights report is intended to detail for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and for Earthworks' Oil and Gas Accountability Project, specific ways in which hydraulic fracturing threatens to compromise human rights norms.
Earthworks’ IRS Letter of Determination
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1, 2011
AUTHOR: Internal Revenue Service
Protecting Alaska’s Bristol Bay Key to Sustainable Salmon Programs
PUBLICATION DATE: November 21, 2011
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
SUMMARY: Alaska’s Bristol Bay is the largest wild sockeye salmon fishery remaining in the world and the most valuable single salmon fishery in Alaska. Protecting the Bristol Bay fishery is an essential element to the future of any sustainable salmon program:
The Pebble Mine: An Unacceptable Risk to the Bristol Bay Wild Salmon Fishery
PUBLICATION DATE: November 21, 2011
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
SUMMARY: The Bristol Bay wild salmon fishery is at risk from plans to develop a massive open pit copper and gold mine at its headwaters. The proposed Pebble mine straddles the headwaters of the Kvichak and Nushagak Rivers – the world’s two most productive wild sockeye salmon rivers.
Disclosure recommendations for the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission
PUBLICATION DATE: November 2, 2011
AUTHOR: New Mexico Environmental Law Center
Expansion of TRI to include phosphate mines
PUBLICATION DATE: October 10, 2011
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
SUMMARY: On behalf of Earthworks, we urge the EPA to initiate a rule-making to expand the list of sectors subject to the requirements of the TRI program to include phosphate mining. Phosphate mining releases significant amounts of selenium into the environment. These releases have adversely affected water quality, fish, wildlife and livestock, and it poses a threat to public health.
EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Air Pollution Rule
PUBLICATION DATE: September 22, 2011
AUTHOR: Cherelle Blazer, Aaron Mintzes
The General Mining Law of 1872
PUBLICATION DATE: September 16, 2011
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel, Alan Septoff
Hydraulic Fracturing and the FRAC Act: Frequently Asked Questions
PUBLICATION DATE: September 15, 2011
AUTHOR: American Rivers * Delaware Riverkeeper * Earthjustice * Earthworks * Environment America * EWG * NRDC * OMB Watch * Sierra Club * The Wilderness Society
Joint comments to Susquehanna River Basin Commission re drilling
PUBLICATION DATE: August 23, 2011
AUTHOR: 40 organizations
Abandoned Mine Lands testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
PUBLICATION DATE: July 14, 2011
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
Earthworks comments to the EPA re use of diesel in hydraulic fracturing
PUBLICATION DATE: June 29, 2011
AUTHOR: Gwen Lachelt and Lisa Sumi
Earthworks Summary of Strategic Goals 2011-2013
PUBLICATION DATE: June 15, 2011
AUTHOR: Jennifer Krill
Protecting Health, Ensuring Accountability
PUBLICATION DATE: May 2, 2011
SUMMARY:
The FRAC Act would close a loophole in the Safe Drinking Water Act. Consequently, EPA could regulate hydraulic fracturing, and oil & gas companies would have to publicly disclose the types, amounts, and combinations of chemicals they use in their hydraulic fracturing processes.
Oxfam America - EARTHWORKS joint letter to Newmont re Cerro Quilish
PUBLICATION DATE: April 19, 2011
AUTHOR: Ray Offenheiser, Jennifer Krill
Natural Gas Flowback: the Dark Side of the Boom
PUBLICATION DATE: April 14, 2011
AUTHOR: Earthworks
SUMMARY: How the Texas natural gas boom affects community health and safety
EARTHWORKS’ 2010 Audited Financial Statements
PUBLICATION DATE: April 6, 2011
AUTHOR: Dunham, Aukamp & Rhodes, PLC
EARTHWORKS comments to the SEC re Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers.
PUBLICATION DATE: March 2, 2011
EARTHWORKS comments to the SEC re Conflict Minerals rules of the Dodd-Frank Act
PUBLICATION DATE: March 2, 2011
EARTHWORKS comments to the SEC re Mine Safety rules of the Dodd-Frank Act
PUBLICATION DATE: March 2, 2011
The Pit Rule - Good questions and honest answers
PUBLICATION DATE: February 14, 2011
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
Percentage Depletion Allowance fact sheet for the 112th Congress
PUBLICATION DATE: January 25, 2011
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
Testimony in support of hydraulic fracturing disclosure in Montana
PUBLICATION DATE: January 21, 2011
AUTHOR: Jennifer Goldman
Green Group letter to President Obama urging strong oversight of natural gas extraction
PUBLICATION DATE: January 21, 2011
EARTHWORKS’ 2009 Audited Financial Statements
PUBLICATION DATE: December 10, 2010
AUTHOR: Dunham, Aukamp & Rhodes, PLC
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY OF DAN RANDOLPH before the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board
PUBLICATION DATE: December 7, 2010
AUTHOR: Dan Randolph
Panel 6: Citizen based monitoring approaches
PUBLICATION DATE: November 20, 2010
Panel 7: Emerging issues related to natural gas and energy in the U.S.
PUBLICATION DATE: November 20, 2010
Panel 5: Web-based tools for information sharing and documentation
PUBLICATION DATE: November 20, 2010
Panel 4: When the landman comes knocking – strategic options for individuals and communities
PUBLICATION DATE: November 19, 2010
Panel 3: Strategies for reducing community and environmental impacts
PUBLICATION DATE: November 19, 2010
Panel 2: Community socio-economic impacts of natural gas development
PUBLICATION DATE: November 19, 2010
Panel 1: Health impacts from drilling, fracking, waste pits and gas production
PUBLICATION DATE: November 19, 2010
Texas OGAP public meeting flyer re stinky odor policy
PUBLICATION DATE: October 4, 2010
AUTHOR: Sharon Wilson
Texas OGAP letter to TCEQ director Mark Vickery
PUBLICATION DATE: September 23, 2010
AUTHOR: Sharon Wilson
Joint letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid in support of onshore oil and gas reforms
PUBLICATION DATE: July 21, 2010
Joint letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chair Nick Rahall Supporting the CLEAR Act, HR 353
PUBLICATION DATE: July 13, 2010
Weda Bay Nickel Review Report
PUBLICATION DATE: July 12, 2010
AUTHOR: Robert E. Moran, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
Technical review of the Weda Bay Nickel project in Indonesia.
Biodiversity review of the Weda Bay Nickel project
PUBLICATION DATE: July 12, 2010
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
EARTHWORKS statement before the State Department Hearing on the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
PUBLICATION DATE: June 29, 2010
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
Joint comments on EPA’s proposed rule to govern mercury air pollution from gold mining
PUBLICATION DATE: June 28, 2010
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
EARTHWORKS letter to Interior Secretary Salazar re Open Space Pilot Project
PUBLICATION DATE: June 4, 2010
AUTHOR: Jennifer Krill, Gwen Lachelt
Letter supporting disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals amendment to the Safe Drinking Water
PUBLICATION DATE: May 25, 2010
Research Note 2: Gulf Coast refineries taking or projected to take Canadian tar sands crude that als
PUBLICATION DATE: May 14, 2010
AUTHOR: Morey Burnham
Research Note 1: Canadian crude oil imports to U.S. refineries
PUBLICATION DATE: May 14, 2010
AUTHOR: Morey Burnham
Methane and Volatile Organic Chemicals in Air in DISH
PUBLICATION DATE: May 4, 2010
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
Methane and Volatile Organic Chemicals in Air in Flower Mound
PUBLICATION DATE: May 4, 2010
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
EARTHWORKS’ oral testimony at 2010 EPA fracking study scoping hearing
PUBLICATION DATE: April 8, 2010
AUTHOR: Bruce Baizel, Gwen Lachelt, Lauren Pagel
The Quest for Responsible Small-Scale Gold Mining
PUBLICATION DATE: February 8, 2010
SUMMARY:
This EARTHWORKS and No Dirty Gold report compares the standards being used or developed by several different projects that intend to be responsible sources of gold from artisanal and small-scale mines.
Health Survey Results of Current and Former DISH/Clark, Texas Residents
PUBLICATION DATE: December 17, 2009
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
Pipeline Safety - What Local Communities Want to Know
PUBLICATION DATE: November 6, 2009
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
Reputational Risks, Regulatory Challenges and Legal Uncertainties
PUBLICATION DATE: October 29, 2009
AUTHOR: Steve Herz, Bonnie Gestring
SUMMARY:
Anglo American’s Pebble Mine Investor Advisory
Draft Remedial Alternatives Evaluation Final Comments for Crosby Well Blowout
PUBLICATION DATE: October 19, 2009
Evaluation of Town of DISH, Texas Ambient Air Monitoring Analysis
PUBLICATION DATE: October 6, 2009
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
Comments on proposed General Permit MTG370000, 2009 renewal (Suction Drudging)
PUBLICATION DATE: September 23, 2009
Joint advocacy letter to Congress urging passage of the FRAC Act
PUBLICATION DATE: September 16, 2009
EARTHWORKS Comments on ARM/FLO Small-scale Gold Mining Fairtrade Standards
PUBLICATION DATE: September 4, 2009
EARTHWORKS Letter to Wal-Mart on Love, Earth
PUBLICATION DATE: August 26, 2009
SUMMARY: In 2009, EARTHWORKS sent a letter to Wal-Mart to urge the company to rectify the problems with their sourcing and standards for the *Love, Earth* line of jewelry.
EARTHWORKS’ 2008 Audited Financial Statements
PUBLICATION DATE: August 6, 2009
AUTHOR: Dunham, Aukamp & Rhodes PLC
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Testimony of Cathy Carlson Before The Senate Energy and Natural resources Committee on S.796 and S.1
PUBLICATION DATE: July 14, 2009
AUTHOR: Cathy Carlson
SUMMARY:
Testimony of Cathy Carlson, EARTHWORKS policy Advisor, before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee regarding the need for mining law reform.
Montanore Final Draft Enviromental Impact Statement Comments
PUBLICATION DATE: July 6, 2009
SUMMARY: The Final comments submitted by EARTHWORKS and Save Our Cabinet Wilderness on the Montanore DEIS.
Montanore Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comments
PUBLICATION DATE: June 19, 2009
AUTHOR: Tom Myers
SUMMARY:
This DEIS review focuses on hydrology and water resource issues.
Joint letter to Secretary Clinton asking condemnation of violence in Peruvian Amazon
PUBLICATION DATE: June 12, 2009
Safe Drinking Water Act should cover hydraulic fracturing
PUBLICATION DATE: June 9, 2009
AUTHOR: Bruce Baizel & Dusty Horwitt
Safe Drillers Don’t Need the Halliburton Loophole
PUBLICATION DATE: June 7, 2009
AUTHOR: Jennifer Goldman
Montanore Project Draft Environmental Statement: Comments on Water Quality Issues
PUBLICATION DATE: June 4, 2009
AUTHOR: Matthew Clifford
SUMMARY:
These comments focus on the project’s predicted impacts to water quality and its consistency with the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and the Montana Water Quality Act (Mont. Code Ann. 75-5-101 et seq.).
Montanore Draft Environmental Impact Statement CSP2
PUBLICATION DATE: May 20, 2009
AUTHOR: Center for Science in Public Participation
SUMMARY:
Review of the Seismic Safety Considerations for the Montanore Tailings Dam by the Center for Science in Public Participation
Congress should close the Halliburton loophole
PUBLICATION DATE: May 12, 2009
AUTHOR: Earthjustice * EARTHWORKS * NRDC * WORC
EARTHWORKS comments on the GRI Mining and Metals supplement
PUBLICATION DATE: April 30, 2009
AUTHOR: Payal Sampat, Scott Cardiff
Hydrogen sulfide needs Hazardous Air Pollutant listing under CAA Title III
PUBLICATION DATE: March 30, 2009
EARTHWORKS Fact Sheet: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009
PUBLICATION DATE: March 2, 2009
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
SUMMARY:
EARTHWORKS’ fact sheet for HR 699, Rep. Rahall’s 1872 mining law reform.
Summary of PI and PII Hydrogeologic Characterization Studies
PUBLICATION DATE: February 9, 2009
AUTHOR: Geoff Thyne
How hydraulic fracturing works
PUBLICATION DATE: February 2, 2009
AUTHOR: Jennifer Goldman & Lisa Sumi
A Case for the Development of Mercury Regulations for Alaska’s Existing and Proposed Gold Mines
PUBLICATION DATE: February 1, 2009
AUTHOR: Anna Breithaupt for Alaskans for Responsible Mining
EARTHWORKS Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Coeur Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
PUBLICATION DATE: January 26, 2009
Memo to Obama Transition Team
PUBLICATION DATE: January 21, 2009
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
SUMMARY:
A memo to President-elect Obama’s transition team, regarding environmental and public health reforms and regulations.
New York Department of Environmental Conservation Scoping Comments
PUBLICATION DATE: December 17, 2008
AUTHOR: Bruce Baizel
Joint Comments on the Marcellus Shale Scoping Draft
PUBLICATION DATE: December 17, 2008
AUTHOR: Kate Sinding
RCRA Violations at Mining Operations In Nevada
PUBLICATION DATE: December 17, 2008
AUTHOR: Dan Randolph Bonnie Gestring
POLL: Montanans’ opinion on 1872 Mining Law Reform
PUBLICATION DATE: October 27, 2008
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS, Sportsmen United for Sensible Mining
EARTHWORKS comments on the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices / Responsible Jewellery Counc
PUBLICATION DATE: October 17, 2008
EARTHWORKS Comments on Rock Creek Environmental Analysis
PUBLICATION DATE: September 4, 2008
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
EARTHWORKS Comments on South Arizona Land Exchange
PUBLICATION DATE: July 25, 2008
AUTHOR: Roger Featherstone
EARTHWORKS Scoping Comments for Rosemont Mine
PUBLICATION DATE: July 16, 2008
AUTHOR: Roger Featherstone
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Marcellus Shale Formation Report 08
PUBLICATION DATE: June 12, 2008
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
An EARTHWORKS / OGAP report on potential oil and gas development in northeastern Pennsylvania and southeastern New York.
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Joint comments on 2008 Forest Service 228 mining rule proposed rule
PUBLICATION DATE: May 31, 2008
AUTHOR: Roger Flynn
EARTHWORKS’ IRS Letter of Determination
PUBLICATION DATE: May 22, 2008
AUTHOR: United States Government
EARTHWORKS letter to ICMM regarding the selection of Dr. Hodge as president
PUBLICATION DATE: May 15, 2008
AUTHOR: Stephen D'Esposito
EARTHWORKS letter to American Petroleum Institute calling for end to PR campaign
PUBLICATION DATE: May 14, 2008
AUTHOR: Bruce Baizel
Letter to Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, with sign-on list
PUBLICATION DATE: May 13, 2008
Mining Taxes in Ten Western States - Appendix
PUBLICATION DATE: April 15, 2008
AUTHOR: Robert Ginsburg
HR 2262 Gross Value Royalty: a net smelter royalty
PUBLICATION DATE: February 27, 2008
AUTHOR: Alan Septoff
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
PUBLICATION DATE: February 22, 2008
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
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Opposition to the Bristol Bay (Alaska) Proposed Resource Management Plan and FEIS
PUBLICATION DATE: January 14, 2008
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The Oil and Gas Industry’s Exclusions and Exemptions to Major Environmental Statutes
PUBLICATION DATE: October 30, 2007
AUTHOR: Renee Lewis Kosnik
Vote Yes on HR 2262, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
PUBLICATION DATE: October 29, 2007
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
HR 2262’s Mining Royalty: industry charges itself higher rates
PUBLICATION DATE: October 29, 2007
AUTHOR: Alan Septoff
HR 2262’s Mining Royalty: industry can afford it
PUBLICATION DATE: October 29, 2007
AUTHOR: Alan Septoff
Colorado Landowners Protection Workshop Durango Flyer
PUBLICATION DATE: September 13, 2007
AUTHOR: Gwen Lachelt
Undermining Communities and the Environment
PUBLICATION DATE: September 4, 2007
AUTHOR: Bank Information Center, Center for Science in Public Participation, EARTHWORKS, Oxfam Intl, WWF
1872 Mining Fact #1: How about a gold mine to go with that burger?
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1, 2007
Colorado Landowner’s Protection Act Brochure
PUBLICATION DATE: August 30, 2007
AUTHOR: Gwen Lachelt
SUMMARY:
Colorado Landowner’s Protection Act Brochure
Small-Scale Mining on Public Lands
PUBLICATION DATE: August 30, 2007
SUMMARY:
HR 2262 would allow recreational miners to mine without a permit when undertaking casual use activities that do not have the potential to damage public lands, such as panning for minerals or using hand tools to mine.
OGAP Letter to WY DEQ Regarding Clark Blowout
PUBLICATION DATE: July 30, 2007
AUTHOR: Jennifer Goldman
Clark Resource Council Blowout Comments to WY DEQ
PUBLICATION DATE: July 27, 2007
AUTHOR: Jennifer Goldman
Why the Oak Flat Land Exchange Bill is a Bad Idea
PUBLICATION DATE: July 26, 2007
AUTHOR: Roger Featherstone
60 day notice to sue Queenstake Resources
PUBLICATION DATE: June 11, 2007
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS, Great Basin Mine Watch, Idaho Conservation League
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
PUBLICATION DATE: June 5, 2007
AUTHOR: Stephen D'Esposito
Jerritt Canyon Mine letter to NDEP
PUBLICATION DATE: June 4, 2007
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS, Great Basin Mine Watch
Newmont 2007 Annual General Meeting Backgrounder
PUBLICATION DATE: April 22, 2007
AUTHOR: Radhika Sarin
Fair market value rulemaking comments
PUBLICATION DATE: April 19, 2007
AUTHOR: Jeff Parsons, Western Mining Action Project, Lauren Pagel, EARTHWORKS
EARTHWORKS’ 2006 Audited Financial Statements
PUBLICATION DATE: March 26, 2007
AUTHOR: Johnson, Lambert & Co., LLP
Air Sampling Conducted in Monroe, Conecuh and Escambia Counties, Alabama
PUBLICATION DATE: January 26, 2007
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
This report summarizes air quality sampling results for hydrogen sulfide and volatile organic compounds in oil and gas producing areas, as well as residential areas of Monroe, Conecuh and Escambia counties in Alabama. Based on the high concentrations that were measured at some sites, there is a need for a more comprehensive air quality monitoring program in these counties.
Rosia Montana: Gold Mine Proposal Provokes International Opposition
PUBLICATION DATE: January 22, 2007
Message from Eugen David, President of Alburnus Maior
PUBLICATION DATE: January 22, 2007
AUTHOR: Eugen David
Rosia Montana: Gold Mine Proposal Provokes International Opposition
PUBLICATION DATE: January 22, 2007
Chart: Groundwater Contamination from New Mexico Pits - by operator.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 5, 2007
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Graph of New Mexico Oil Conservation Division data, showing the number of documented groundwater contamination incidents caused by operator.
Chart: Groundwater Contamination From Different Types of Oil and Gas Pits in New Mexico.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 5, 2007
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Graph of New Mexico Oil Conservation Division data, showing the number of documented groundwater contamination incidents caused by different types of pits.
Chart: Groundwater Contamination from New Mexico Pits - by county.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 5, 2007
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Graph of New Mexico Oil Conservation Division data, showing the number of documented groundwater contamination incidents caused by oil and gas pits. Data are summarized by county.
Chart: Groundwater Contamination from New Mexico Oil and Gas Facilities - by groundwater depth.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 5, 2007
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Graph of New Mexico Oil Conservation Division data, showing the number of documented groundwater contamination incidents caused by oil and gas facilities. Data are summarized by depth of impacted groundwater.
Chart: Groundwater Contamination From Oil and Gas Facilities in New Mexico.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 5, 2007
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Graph of New Mexico Oil Conservation Division data, showing the number of documented groundwater contamination incidents caused by oil and gas facilities.
Chemicals Used in Oil and Natural Gas Development and Delivery in New Mexico
PUBLICATION DATE: January 3, 2007
AUTHOR: Bachran Mary
Statement by EARTHWORKS on recent incidents involving community leaders in Peru and Ghana
PUBLICATION DATE: December 21, 2006
Predicting Water Quality Problems at Hardrock Mines—an EARTHWORKS white paper
PUBLICATION DATE: December 8, 2006
AUTHOR: Alan Septoff
Predicting Water Quality at Hardrock Mines
PUBLICATION DATE: December 8, 2006
AUTHOR: Jim Kuipers, P.E., Ann Maest, PhD
Comparison of Predicted and Actual Water Quality at Hardrock Mines - Appendix B
PUBLICATION DATE: December 8, 2006
AUTHOR: Jim Kuipers, Ann Maest
Comparison of Predicted and Actual Water Quality at Hardrock Mines - Appendix A
PUBLICATION DATE: December 8, 2006
AUTHOR: Jim Kuipers, Ann Maest
Comparison of Predicted and Actual Water Quality at Hardrock Mines
PUBLICATION DATE: December 7, 2006
AUTHOR: Jim Kuipers, P.E., Ann Maest, PhD
Chemicals Used In Oil and Gas Development in Colorado
PUBLICATION DATE: November 28, 2006
AUTHOR: Theo Colborn
New Mexico Oil Conservation Division Proposed Pit Rule
PUBLICATION DATE: October 27, 2006
AUTHOR: NM OCD
Tarnished Gold
PUBLICATION DATE: September 18, 2006
AUTHOR: Radhika Sarin, Nikki Reisch, Jennifer Kalafut, Keith Slack
Canadian Mining Companies: Costing U.S. Taxpayers and the Environment
PUBLICATION DATE: September 5, 2006
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
Hydrogen Sulfide, Oil and Gas, and People’s Health
PUBLICATION DATE: August 23, 2006
AUTHOR: Lana Skrtic
Three Nevada Gold Mines Grossly Under-Report Mercury Air Emissions
PUBLICATION DATE: August 14, 2006
AUTHOR: Great Basin Mine Watch, EARTHWORKS, Idaho Conservation League
Dramatic Increases in 2005 Reported Mercury Air Emissions at Two Nevada Mines
PUBLICATION DATE: August 14, 2006
AUTHOR: Great Basin Mine Watch, EARTHWORKS, Idaho Conservation League
Hells Canyon Preservation Council, EARTHWORKS, NW Environmental Defense Center v. USFS
PUBLICATION DATE: August 4, 2006
AUTHOR: Honorable Paul Papak
Colorado Oil and Gas Industry Spills
PUBLICATION DATE: June 29, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
OGAP has reviewed and summarized data on Colorado oil and gas industry spills that took place between June 2002 and June 2006.
Letter to COGCC and CDPHE regarding disclosure and monitoring of oil and gas chemicals in Colorado
PUBLICATION DATE: June 29, 2006
AUTHOR: Bruce Baizel
SUMMARY:
This letter was submitted by OGAP on behalf of five citizens organizations in Colorado. The groups believe that state agencies should be requiring disclosure of the chemicals used and monitoring of chemicals and wastes released by the oil and gas industry in Colorado.
Summary of Recent Incidents Involving the Release of Oil and Gas Chemicals and Waste in Colorado
PUBLICATION DATE: June 28, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
Oil & Gas Accountability Report—spring/summer 2006
PUBLICATION DATE: June 13, 2006
AUTHOR: Jennifer Goldman
Oil & Gas Accountability Report—winter 2005/2006
PUBLICATION DATE: February 6, 2006
AUTHOR: Jennifer Goldman
The Stock Raising Homestead Act and Mining Claims
PUBLICATION DATE: February 2, 2006
AUTHOR: Roger Featherstone
SUMMARY:
While the Stock Raising Homestead Act privatizes public land for livestock grazing, the federal government retains the mineral rights and these private lands remain open to mineral entry.
COGA Motion to Reconsider Colorado Noise Rule
PUBLICATION DATE: January 23, 2006
AUTHOR: Colorado Oil and Gas Association
Clark 3-D Seismic EA Comments - CRC et al.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 12, 2006
AUTHOR: CRC, PRB, OGAP
Pit Pollution
PUBLICATION DATE: January 11, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY: This document provides information on pollution from oil and gas waste pits, statistics from New Mexico, and alternatives methods of storing and disposing wastes.
Oil and Gas At Your Door? Table of Contents and Introduction
PUBLICATION DATE: January 11, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
This document contains the Table of Contents and Introductory section of Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner’s guide to oil and gas development.
Oil and Gas At Your Door? Glossary of Terms
PUBLICATION DATE: January 11, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Glossary of terms for Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner’s guide to oil and gas development.
Oil and Gas At Your Door? Chapter 5
PUBLICATION DATE: January 11, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Chapter 5 of Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner’s guide to oil and gas development.
Oil and Gas At Your Door? Chapter 4
PUBLICATION DATE: January 11, 2006
SUMMARY:
Chapter 4 of Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner’s guide to oil and gas development.
Oil and Gas At Your Door? Chapter 3
PUBLICATION DATE: January 11, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Chapter 3 of Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner’s guide to oil and gas development.
Oil and Gas At Your Door? Chapter 1
PUBLICATION DATE: January 11, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Chapter 1 of Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner’s guide to oil and gas development.
Oil and Gas At Your Door? Chapter 2
PUBLICATION DATE: January 5, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Chapter 2 of Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner’s guide to oil and gas development.
Updates to 2004 Edition of Oil and Gas At Your Door?
PUBLICATION DATE: January 5, 2006
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
This document contains new information to supplement the 2004 (original) landowner guide.
Comments on the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection Proposed Mercury Emissions Reduction P
PUBLICATION DATE: December 27, 2005
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
Real costs of oil and gas noise abatement
PUBLICATION DATE: December 5, 2005
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
This is a chart containing cost information related to mitigating noise from oil and gas operations
Overview of Oil and Gas Field Chemicals and Monitoring
PUBLICATION DATE: November 22, 2005
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
SUMMARY: Presentation at the 2005 People's Oil and Gas Summit: Toxics in Our Communities
Overview of Oil and Gas Field Chemicals and Monitoring
PUBLICATION DATE: November 22, 2005
AUTHOR: Wilma Subra
SUMMARY:
Presentation at the 2005 People’s Oil and Gas Summit: Toxics in Our Communities
Restoring Public Trust in Pipeline Safety
PUBLICATION DATE: November 4, 2005
AUTHOR: Carl Weimer
SUMMARY:
Pipelines 101: Presentation 1.
Produced Water From Oil and Gas Production
PUBLICATION DATE: November 4, 2005
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
Produced Water Issues: Presentation 1.
Evaluating Environmental Health Concerns
PUBLICATION DATE: November 4, 2005
AUTHOR: Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H.
SUMMARY:
Introduction to Environmental Health Issues: Presentation 1.
Community Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Teresa Coons, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
Assessing Human Health Risk
Methane Migration from Seeps and Abandoned Wells
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Dan Randolph
Overview of Drilling, Completion, and Production; and Potential Contamination Issues
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Jim Heneghan, P.E.
SUMMARY:
Exploration, Production and Underground Wastes: Presentation 1
Subsurface Transport of Oilfield Wastes
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Don Neeper, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
Exploration, Production and Underground Wastes: Presentation 2
Oil and Gas Field Pipelines
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Lois Epstein, P.E.
SUMMARY:
Pipelines 101: Presentation 2
Natural Gas Development: A Public Health Concern
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Theo Colborn, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
Introduction to Environmental Health: Presentation 2.
A Bit About Air
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Charlene Anderson
SUMMARY:
Air Emissions Presentation
Coalbed Methane Industry: Produced Water and Toxics Issues
PUBLICATION DATE: November 3, 2005
AUTHOR: Erin Sexton
SUMMARY:
Produced Water Issues: Presentation 2
Noise and Oil and Gas Development in Colorado
PUBLICATION DATE: September 6, 2005
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
A presentation at the September, 2005 Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Noise Hearing
Sierrita Mine, AZ Aquifer Protection Permit, EARTHWORKS Comments
PUBLICATION DATE: August 22, 2005
AUTHOR: Roger Featherstone
SUMMARY:
Earthworks urges the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to fix the major flaws in the Sierrita APP and re-circulate an improved draft for additional public comment.
OGAP/SJCA Colorado Noise Rule Submission
PUBLICATION DATE: August 9, 2005
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
This document is the Oil and Gas Accountability Project (OGAP)and San Juan Citizens Alliance (SJCA) submission regarding recommended changes to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s rule on noise from oil and gas operations.
Kensington “Fill” Permit
PUBLICATION DATE: July 5, 2005
AUTHOR: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District
SUMMARY:
This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit authorizes Coeur Alaska, under the Clean Water Act, to dump mine waste into Lower Slate Lake in the Tongass National Forest.
Improving the Competitiveness of America’s Mining Industry
PUBLICATION DATE: April 28, 2005
AUTHOR: Lauren Pagel
SUMMARY:
The rhetoric of much of the hardrock mining industry does not match reality. Under the 1872 Mining Law, the hardrock mining industry has more access to public lands than any other extractive industry, and less regulation.
Comments Opposing Renewal of Barrick Goldstrike Air Quality Permit
PUBLICATION DATE: April 28, 2005
AUTHOR: Western Mining Action Project
SUMMARY:
Western Mining Action Project, writing on behalf of EARTHWORKS and Great Basin Mine Watch
Mercury Emissions from Gold Mining
PUBLICATION DATE: April 13, 2005
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring
SUMMARY:
While much attention has been placed on coal-fired power plants and their mercury emissions, scant notice has been paid to gold mines and their role as the fifth largest source of mercury air emissions in the U.S. Most of the mercury air emissions from gold mines are released by mines that use ore roasters to process the gold.
Our Drinking Water at Risk
PUBLICATION DATE: April 7, 2005
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
OGAP has prepared a critique of an EPA study that found that hydraulic fracturing does not pose a threat to drinking water. For a number of reasons, outlined in the OGAP report, the EPA study is inadequate.
Evaluation of human health and ecological impacts in Buyat and Totok Bays, Indonesia
PUBLICATION DATE: March 10, 2005
AUTHOR: Amy Crook
SUMMARY:
A Center for Science in Public Participation accuracy review of documents pertaining to the human and ecological impacts of Newmont’s Minahasa Raya mine on Buyat and Totok Bays.
OGAP/SJCA Noise Stakeholder Submission
PUBLICATION DATE: January 8, 2005
AUTHOR: Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY:
OGAP and the San Juan Citizens’ Alliance participated in a year-long multistakeholder process regarding oil and gas noise regulations in Colorado. This is one of the main submissions that OGAP/SJCA made to the stakeholders’ committee.
EARTHWORKS Journal—winter 2004/2005
PUBLICATION DATE: December 22, 2004
SUMMARY:
The inaugural issue of EARTHWORKS Journal (formerly MPC News).
Buyat Bay is Polluted and a Risk to the Community
PUBLICATION DATE: November 10, 2004
AUTHOR: WALHI, JATAM, ICEL
Millsite Claims Under the 1872 Mining Law
PUBLICATION DATE: November 5, 2004
AUTHOR: Western Organization of Resource Councils
SUMMARY:
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Millsite Claims Under the 1872 Mining Law
PUBLICATION DATE: November 5, 2004
AUTHOR: Western Organization of Resource Councils
SUMMARY:
The Millsite Claim Limit, Impacts on the US Mining Industry, and The Crown Jewel Project,
EARTHWORKS letter to Dow Jones News re “Newmont Critical of Indonesian NGOs”
PUBLICATION DATE: October 20, 2004
AUTHOR: Stephen D'Esposito
Hardrock Mining: Risks to Community Health
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1, 2004
AUTHOR: Aimee Boulanger
SUMMARY:
This report begins to address the gap in scientific study and public information regarding risks for people living near mines.
Pima County Marble Mine Public Comments
PUBLICATION DATE: August 20, 2004
AUTHOR: Roger Featherstone
Robin Redbreast Mine Proposal Public Comments
PUBLICATION DATE: August 6, 2004
AUTHOR: Roger Featherstone
Silence is Golden, Leaden, and Copper
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1, 2004
AUTHOR: Robert Repetto
SUMMARY:
The study investigated the adequacy of Canadian and US mining companies’ disclosures of material environmental information. Disclosures were found to be deficient, especially in the disclosure to investors of known material environmental risks and liabilities.
Letter to Target about Ironite Fertilizer
PUBLICATION DATE: June 11, 2004
SUMMARY:
We request that you act to protect human health and consumers’ right to know by discontinuing the sale of Ironite at Target stores nationwide.
Doing It Right: Best Oil & Gas Development Practices for New Mexico
PUBLICATION DATE: January 18, 2004
Press Release - Unlimited Toxic Waste Dumps Allowed on Public Lands
PUBLICATION DATE: October 10, 2003
Mill Site Location and Patenting under the 1872 Mining Law
PUBLICATION DATE: October 8, 2003
AUTHOR: Gale Norton
SUMMARY:
Gale Norton’s effective overturning of the mill site limitation under the 1872 Mining Law
Factoid #21: Support Public Lands Hygiene. Stop Unlimited Mine Waste Dumping On Public Lands.
PUBLICATION DATE: August 7, 2003
Expert Testimony on Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts
PUBLICATION DATE: May 15, 2003
AUTHOR: John D. Bredehoeft
Factoid # 8: But Wait, There’s More: Exciting Bonus Offer Worth Billion$ From US Taxpayers
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1, 2003
Fact Sheet: H.R. 2141, the Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 2003
PUBLICATION DATE: March 24, 2003
Factoid # 4: Q. What Do You Get When You Combine 200 SUVs, 150 Elephants, and 55 Garbage Trucks?
PUBLICATION DATE: March 17, 2003
Evaluating Risk
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1, 2002
AUTHOR: Alburnus Maior, CEE Bankwatch Network, Mineral Policy Center
OGAP Public Comments to EPA on Hydraulic Fracturing Study
PUBLICATION DATE: October 8, 2002
AUTHOR: Gwen Lachelt
Mining After Johannesburg
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1, 2002
AUTHOR: Jozsef Feiler
SUMMARY:
Mineral Policy Center Discussion Paper
Letter to Deputy Assistant Secretary Fulton
PUBLICATION DATE: August 2, 2002
SUMMARY:
Because of regional variances and differences in governing legislation, to be credible, the task force must hold meetings with interested environmental and community groups working on coal, oil and gas, and hard rock minerals. It is critical that the task force have meetings on each issue in different regions of the country.
Testimony of Jim Kuipers, Consulting Mining Engineer, Center for Science in Public Participation
PUBLICATION DATE: July 23, 2002
SUMMARY:
The solution involves not weakening protections against corporate irresponsibility. Instead, the government should work with the industry and other stakeholders to ensure that adequate financial guarantees are in place so that the industry is able to pay for mine pollution clean-up and spare taxpayers the cost.
Letter to Lowe’s about Ironite Fertilizer
PUBLICATION DATE: June 11, 2002
SUMMARY:
We request that you act to protect human health and consumers’ right to know by discontinuing the sale of Ironite at Lowe’s stores nationwide.
Letter to Home Depot about Ironite Fertilizer
PUBLICATION DATE: June 11, 2002
SUMMARY:
We request that you act to protect human health and consumers’ right to know by discontinuing the sale of Ironite at Home Depot stores nationwide.
Decoding Cyanide
PUBLICATION DATE: February 22, 2002
AUTHOR: Robert E. Moran
SUMMARY: A Submission to the European Union and the United Nations Environmental Programme
Environmentalists’ Letter to Norton
PUBLICATION DATE: February 19, 2002
SUMMARY:
Secretary Norton, you have the opportunity to benefit communities throughout the West and around the country by making lasting and important improvements to mining on public lands, according to these principles. The environmentally sustainable and fiscally prudent principles we offer are consistent with every other use of public lands. Thank you for the opportunity to share our principles of meaningful reform of the 1872 Mining Law.
Norton Reform Letter
PUBLICATION DATE: February 19, 2002
SUMMARY:
Secretary Norton, you have the opportunity to benefit communities throughout the West and around the country by making lasting and important improvements to mining on public lands, according to these principles. The environmentally sustainable and fiscally prudent principles we offer are consistent with every other use of public lands. Thank you for the opportunity to share our principles of meaningful reform of the 1872 Mining Law.
Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane Wells: A Threat to Drinking Water
PUBLICATION DATE: January 1, 2002
AUTHOR: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
SUMMARY:
A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council outlining the threats to drinking water posed by hydraulic fracturing; and legislative solutions to minimize the threat.
Preserving our Public Lands
PUBLICATION DATE: January 1, 2002
AUTHOR: Thomas Darin and Travis Stills
SUMMARY:
This guide provides concerned citizens and activists with the tools they need to influence key public land decisions concerning oil and gas development on our national forests and on Bureau of Land Management lands.
Norton Mining Rule
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1, 2001
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, October 25th, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton announced that the Bureau of Land Management would revoke the strong 3809 environmental mining rule first published in November 2000, and replace it with much weaker regulations. On Tuesday, October 30th, 2001, the BLM published the new, weak rule in the Federal Register. In doing so, Secretary Norton ignored 97% of public comments, turning her back on Western communities and the environment.
Una Mirada Alternativa a la Propuesta de Miner a en Tambogrande, Per
PUBLICATION DATE: August 15, 2001
AUTHOR: Robert E. Moran, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
Los impactos que se proyectan por la explotaci n de la mina son graves. La construcci n de la mina requerir la reubicaci n de aproximadamente 8.000 habitantes de una poblaci n de entre 14.000 a 16.000 personas y la desviaci n del cauce de un r o.
An Alternative Look at a Proposed Mine In Tambogrande, Peru
PUBLICATION DATE: August 15, 2001
AUTHOR: Robert E. Moran, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
Projected impacts of the mine could be severe. Construction of the mine would require the relocation of an estimated 8,000 inhabitants of a total population of between 14,000 and 16,000 people and the diversion of a local river.
Millsite Claims
PUBLICATION DATE: February 1, 2001
SUMMARY:
The 1872 Mining Law is an antiquated relic of a law that does not adequately protect taxpayers or the environment from the impacts associated with mining, especially modern mining.
The New 3809 Regulations
PUBLICATION DATE: February 1, 2001
SUMMARY:
On November 21st, 2000, the Bureau of Land Management published updated surface mining regulations that govern hardrock mining, and its environmental impacts, on the publicly owned lands managed by BLM. At 12 AM on January 20th, 2001, hours before George W. Bush was inaugurated, the rule went into effect. Efforts by the Bush administration to obstruct last minute regulations did not block the mining rule.
MPC Issue Paper #3: More Cyanide Uncertainties
PUBLICATION DATE: January 1, 2001
AUTHOR: Robert Moran, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
Cyanide is a chemical lethal to humans in small quantities; a teaspoon of 2% cyanide solution can cause death. Due to a string of spills and accidents, this method of mining using large quantities cyanide to remove microscopic specs of gold from vast amounts of ore or crushed rock is creating more and more controversy.
Cyanide in Mining
PUBLICATION DATE: November 4, 2000
AUTHOR: Robert Moran, Ph.D.
SUMMARY:
The use of cyanide (CN) compounds by the mining industry raises many conflicting and confusing issues.
Cyanide Heap Leach Packet
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1, 2000
AUTHOR: EARTHWORKS
SUMMARY:
A compilation of articles and graphics explaining the use of cyanide in heap leach mining — and its effects.
Hardrock Reclamation Bonding Practices in the Western United States
PUBLICATION DATE: February 1, 2000
AUTHOR: James R. Kuipers, PE
SUMMARY:
The total, potential reclamation bonding liability of all the western states presently exceeds one billion dollars.
Gold At What Price
PUBLICATION DATE: February 1, 2000
SUMMARY:
Since the U.S. holds the largest reserve of gold in the world, the U.S. stands to lose the most if other governments sell first.
Six Mines, Six Mishaps
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1, 1999
SUMMARY:
SIX MINES, SIX MISHAPS, demonstrates that there are still too many loopholes and gaps in BLM mining regulations. The results are troubling because today’s mines are massive operations thatuse dangerous processing chemicals, and have the potential to become major pollution problems. When something goes wrong at one of these mines, it is the public’s land, water, and wildlife resources that are impacted.
Millsite Opinion - Leshy
PUBLICATION DATE: November 7, 1997
AUTHOR: John Leshy
SUMMARY:
Explains that the 1872 Mining Law does not provide unlimited public land for ancillary mining uses (i.e. waste dumping).
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