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Air Aware 101: Common Threats to Our Air Quality
With increasing wildfire smoke and deregulation of dangerous industries, our air is becoming ever more toxic. However, we have the tools to mitigate and monitor these threats as we organize for clean, breathable air. This short zine, developed for work in Ohio but applicable across the US, explains where to find real-time information and how to act on it with filters, masks, and respirators.
Governor Shapiro’s Data Center Executive Order Shows Power of Community Organizing – And the Work Ahead
By Melissa Ostroff, Pennsylvania State Field and Policy Manager, and Anaïs Peterson, Petrochemicals Campaigner at Earthworks On August 18th, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced a new executive order on data centers. This executive order, which the Governor called the strictest data center policy in the country, is a mixed bag that leaves many frontline communities still concerned about what comes next.
It’s Time to Close California's Mining Loophole
California’s Surface Mining and Reclamation Act is one of the state’s most important laws to protect communities and the environment from the impacts of mining. Passed in 1975, SMARA requires mining projects to get a reclamation plan (for site cleanup after the mine closes) approved, and provide financial assurances to prevent abandoning open pits, drill sites, and access roads if they go bankrupt.
What Do Trump’s Executive Orders Mean for Climate and Communities?
People across the political spectrum want policies that improve their lives and communities and keep their families safe and healthy. Trump’s first Executive Orders—made just hours into his second term—will deliver none of those priorities for the American people. What is an Executive Order? An executive order (EO) is a directive from the President of the United States to one or more federal agencies.
Biden-Harris Administration Leaves Mining Reform Largely Untouched, Despite Promising Steps Forward
The Biden-Harris Administration ends without significant changes to our public lands mining policies. Despite proposing comprehensive changes to statute, regulation, and policy, the Administration finalized only a few. They were primarily about early outreach to Tribes and the public before mining occurred. To be sure, the Trump Administration may ignore or repeal these new instructions. However, honoring these steps forward can help avoid conflicts around permitting new mines.
Communities Set Up Camps to Protest Barrick Gold’s Renewed Attempts to Build a Second Tailings Dam in the Dominican Republic
Guest blog by María Alejandra Torres García After nearly a year of no news regarding Barrick Gold’s proposed expansion project to create a second tailings dam at Pueblo Viejo Mine in the Dominican Republic, Barrick Gold returns, and this time with force. Building a new tailings dam would require the involuntary relocation of people living in the area.
The Potential Overturn of Aotearoa's Extraction Ban
Aotearoa (New Zealand) is currently at a crossroads as a new coalition government moves to overturn a longstanding ban on resource extraction. This decision has ignited a fierce debate rooted in environmental concerns and cultural heritage. The ban on extraction, encompassing mining and drilling, was initially enacted to safeguard Aotearoa’s unique ecosystems and honor the land’s cultural significance to the Māori.
Report Warns Santacruz Silver of Serious Human Rights Violations at Bolivia Mine ahead of AGM
Last week, Indigenous leaders from the Ayllu Acre Antequera in Bolivia, together with the organizations Qhana Pukara Kurmi, Cultural Survival, and Earthworks, submitted a report to the Canadian mining company Santacruz Silver (SCS) ahead of its Annual General Meeting today in Vancouver. In 2021, SCS acquired the Bolívar Mine in the Department of Oruro in Bolivia from the Swiss mining company Glencore.
Failures to Account is a Dereliction of Duty: Jagersfontein Mine Waste Disaster, Two Years Later
This piece was co-authored by Hassen Lorgat and Jan Morrill, Tailings Campaign Manager at Earthworks. On September 11, 2021, a fatal tailings dam failure in the South African town of Jagersfontein released over 6 million cubic meters of toxic mine waste on the downstream communities of Charlesville and Itumeleng.
Must-Watch: John Oliver's Exposé on Deep-Sea Mining
Earthworks contributed to John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight segment last Sunday. Oliver examined the critical issue of deep-sea mining.
Strengthening Partnerships for a Sustainable Future: Earthworks' Journey Through Relationship Assessments
“We see our relationship with Earthworks as a mutual partnership. Earthworks provides a needed service and technical expertise for us to achieve a citizen enforcement program.
Grading Automakers’ Clean Energy Actions: Who Made the Cut?
Is the automaker supply chain–a vast and intricate global network of manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers–getting cleaner to meet a just, safe, and responsible energy transition? Lead the Charge (LtC), a coalition of human rights, environmental, and civil society organizations that includes Earthworks, has ranked the performance of 18 leading automakers in an independent report.
Four Takeaways: 2024 Alternative Mining Indaba
The Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI), a yearly gathering of communities impacted by mining, civil society organizations, and faith-based groups worldwide, wrapped up in Cape Town following four days of discussions on Energy Transition Minerals: Putting Communities First for an Inclusive Feminist Future. Across town, government officials, business leaders, and investors attended the official Mining Indaba event.
Consultation Advances with Xinka Indigenous People on Pan American Silver's Mine in Guatemala
On February 21, 2024, the Xinka Parliament of Guatemala announced the start of the decision-making phase of the court-ordered consultation over the future of Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine. Xinka authorities also signaled concerns about institutional weakness, such as the government’s shoddy environmental oversight and failures in the implementation of the court order.
Any US-Indonesia Trade Deal Must Respect Indonesians
By Sayyidatiihayaa Afra, Researcher of Satya Bumi When Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited the White House in November 2023, he had one thing on his mind: selling President Biden on a trade agreement that would facilitate the flow of Indonesian nickel to the United States. It’s an appealing prospect.
It Is Past Time for Oil and Gas to Be Honest About Cutting Methane
Over the past few years, oil and gas companies like Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, and EQT, have made headlines for their public support for the EPA taking action to cut methane. But that support has amounted to little more than just words on paper. It is long past time for oil and gas companies to be held responsible for the countless promises they’ve made to cut methane. We are at a critical moment for our climate. Every day of inaction is pushing us closer to the point of no return.
Vale at COP28: Where Is the Accountability?
January 25, 2024, will mark the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic tailings dam failure at Vale’s mine in Brumadinho, Brazil, where 272 people, including two pregnant women, died. Vale, who knew about the dam’s stability concerns, failed to protect its workers and residents in nearby downstream communities. Today, company representatives are facing homicide charges for their role in the tragedy.
EU Takes on Critical Raw Materials: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly — and Our Solutions - Earthworks
After nearly a year of deliberations, the European Union reached a provisional agreement in implementing the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), a precedent-setting policy on mining that will end its heavy reliance on imports for raw materials that are considered strategic for new technologies, including those used for renewable energy and transportation.
Letter from Civil Society on Proposed Industry Mining Standard
There comes a time in every industry’s history when introspection is encouraged and necessary. With its profound impact on communities, the environment, and economies, the mining sector is at a crossroads today. As the dialogue around human rights, environmental sustainability, and corporate responsibility becomes increasingly pertinent, there is a pressing need to ensure the mining industry’s practices resonate with the evolving global consciousness.
Timeline of Events at the QMM Mine in Madagascar
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Memo from the NFL: Teams cannot receive crypto sponsorships or be involved in NFTs
Mario Fraticelli22 days ago The NFL alerted teams last month that they cannot sell sponsorships to cryptocurrency trading firms. Equally, teams are not allowed to sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as the league develops a strategy in the volatile market for sports digital trading cards and art.
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