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  • Mining Threats in the Sierra Nevada Virtual Webinar, October 15th 12-1PM

    Join Friends of the Inyo, Earthworks, and Community Environmental Advocates,  for a virtual Mining Threats in the Sierra Nevada webinar, hosted by the Sierra Nevada Alliance. California and specifically the Sierra Nevada region is both an old and new extractive frontier, with hotspots of environmental injustice. Abandoned gold rush era mines have left a toxic legacy that continues to impact communities and ecosystems. Recently, high gold prices have sparked renewed interest in exploration for open pit mines, threatening biologically diverse and sacred landscapes from the Sierras to the desert. Meanwhile, rising demand for electric vehicles is driving a “white gold...

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  • LOSING PEAKS, PINYONS, AND WILDLIFE: Bodie Hills at Risk, April 8th 5:30-6:30 PM

    Bridgeport Memorial Hall 73 N. School St., Bridgeport, CA, CA, United States

    Join us in person for a presentation on gold exploration in the Bodie Hills by the Sierra Club and Great Basin Resource Watch at Bridgeport Memorial Hall, 73 N. School St., Bridgeport, CA. California and specifically the Sierra Nevada region is both an old and new extractive frontier, with hotspots of environmental injustice. Abandoned gold rush era mines have left a toxic legacy that continues to impact communities and ecosystems. Recently, high gold prices have sparked renewed interest in exploration for open pit mines, threatening biologically diverse and sacred landscapes from the Sierras to the desert.  Join us to learn...

    Free
  • LOSING PEAKS, PINYONS, AND WILDLIFE: Bodie Hills at Risk, May 27th 6:30-8 PM

        Join us for a free virtual presentation on gold exploration in the Bodie Hills by local experts from the Sierra Club and Earthworks on May 27th at 6:30 PM. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/m1l4e75qRgKhJ2elqTMLeA#/registration California and specifically the Sierra Nevada region is both an old and new extractive frontier, with hotspots of environmental injustice. Abandoned gold rush era mines have left a toxic legacy that continues to impact communities and ecosystems. Recently, high gold prices have sparked renewed interest in exploration for open pit mines, threatening biologically diverse and sacred landscapes from the Sierras to the desert.  Join us to learn...

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