EPA Reopens Comments on Pebble Project

August 2017 by Associated Press

The settlement did not grant an immediate approval for the project, but it did begin to clear the way for the company to apply for federal permits—a path the Obama administration previously had thwarted.

Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know

March 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been attempting to extend their authority and intimidate miners and other public land users for decades. Suction gold dredgers are no exception, and we want to highlight a recent example of how to deal with this federal overreach.

PLP Update

October 2019

All 28 groups listed agree that Section 402 of the Clean Water Act does not apply and no dredge miner should be asking a state or federal agency for such a permit.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

May 2016

• US District Court rules against Oregon miners
• Bill to halt sage grouse management plans introduced.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2014
• Settlement hearings
• Fighting back

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2019

• ESA changes for the better

Legislative and Regulatory Update

April 2014
• Idaho continues toward elimination of EPA suction dredging regulations
• EPA makes preemptive strike against Alaska mine
• Proposed Mines Act permit fees

Feinstein Pushes for Million-Acre Land Grab

November 2015
Met by jeers and cheers from more than 1,000 people, US Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) made another pitch to create three new national monuments in the deserts of southern California recently.

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