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Media articles on State Gold Study Final Report Release

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 16, 2022 | Gold Mining

On December 2, the State Agency Committee (SAC), tasked with the study of large-scale gold mining and the industry’s potential impacts on communities and their watersheds in Virginia released its public report “Potential Impacts of Gold Mining and Processing in the...

George Neall, retired miner, concerned environmentalist, gives commentary on the final SAC report

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 12, 2022 | Gold Mining

George Neall, current farmer, retired miner, has been serving us a steady stream of pertinent information on mining, which has been helpful in educating us to the history and facts of the business. George served on the State Agency Committee (SAC), tasked “to...

Piling on: Fresh off a pipeline win, a rural Virginia community now faces the threat of gold mining

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 11, 2022 | Gold Mining

Some members of the Buckingham County community who helped fight the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are being forced to take on industrial metals mining Residents of rural Virginia communities now recognized internationally for winning an unprecedented battle against the...

Newsletter #154: Press release on State Report; Next supervisor meeting M 12/12; Stop the Dirty Deal

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 10, 2022 | Newsletter

Press Release: State Report Warns of Harmful Impacts from Gold Mining

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 8, 2022 | Gold Mining

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2022   State Committee Report Warns of Harmful Impacts from Large-Scale Gold Mining Advocates from across Virginia react to report detailing potential threats to water, land, health   CONTACT Chad Oba, President, Friends of...
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