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Newsletter #133: Gold/Metallic Mining updates and the MVP

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 8, 2021 | Newsletter

Making Clean Energy Clean, Just and Equitable

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Climate Change, Gold Mining

Clean Energy, Not Dirty Mining Earthworks supports the transition to a 100% renewable energy economy—one that no longer depends on fossil fuels—an essential shift, if we are to avert catastrophic climate change. Solar, wind power and battery technologies are...

A historically Black town stood in the way of a pipeline – so developers claimed it was mostly white

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Gold Mining, Pipelines

When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’t As fracked gas fields in West Virginia boomed over the past decade, energy companies jumped at the chance to build massive new...

EPA to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay, blocking major gold mine

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Gold Mining

September 9, 2021 The Biden administration’s move to invoke its Clean Water Act authority marks a major blow for the project, which is near the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it would restore protections...

Updates in the fight against MVP and MVP Southgate – Front Porch Blog

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 23, 2021 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process

Catch up on updates about the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline and its Southgate extension with upcoming events, regulatory developments and the latest news that affects the construction of these projects and the communities fighting back against them. MVP Southgate...
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