Rise Gold Project Rejected by Nevada County Planning Commission

For Immediate Release: May 13, 2023 Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org PRESS RELEASECounty Planning Commission recommends NO to Foothills Gold MineCommunity Opponents Celebrate Nevada City, CA – The Nevada County Planning Commission, before an overflow crowd, unanimously denied recommending approval to the Board of Supervisors of the reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine and opted not […]

Agency Comments on the Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR

Nevada Irrigation District (NID) Comments for the Idaho Maryland Mine Project Draft EIR: Nevada-Irrigation-District.pdf City of Grass Valley Comments on the Draft EIR: Grass-Valley-Community-Development-Department.pdf Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD) comments on the Draft EIR: DEIR-Comments-Final-NSAQMD.pdf Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) comments on the Draft EIR: Central-Valley-Regional-Water-Quality-Control-Board.pdf

Businesses urge County Supervisors to reject Mine proposal

Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org Businesses urge County Supervisors to reject Mine proposal150 local business leaders sign on to letter Grass Valley, CA – 150 business leaders from Nevada County submitted a letter to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors. The letter includes businesses located in downtown Grass Valley and from diverse sectors in the […]

Community Submits Petition Signatures Opposing Gold Mine

Community Submits Petition Signatures Opposing Gold Mine Over 5,500 Signatures From Nevada County Residents and Others Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org Grass Valley, CA – July 12, 2022 – Today, MineWatch Nevada County, a coalition effort spearheaded by the Community Environmental Advocates Foundation (CEA Foundation), announced that it has joined together with businesses, homeowners, conservationists, […]

Press Release: CEA Foundation Exposes Massive Flaws in Mine Report

For Immediate Release: Contacts:Traci SheehanCommunity Environmental Advocates Foundationtraci@cea-nc.org Grass Valley, CA – March 30, 2022 – CEA Foundation and its MineWatch coalition members delivered comments to Nevada County’s Planning Commission on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed reopening of Idaho-Maryland Mine today. Experts, volunteers, and legal minds reviewed the DEIR’s 1,000+ pages […]