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Current Actions
Protect Pubic Lands from Reckless Mining
Tell Congress to Vote NO on HR 4402
HR 4402, the “National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012,” masquerades as a law about a select group of minerals, but would actually require less public review and environmental protection for all hardrock mines proposed anywhere in this country!
Protect clean air from fracking pollution
Tell President Obama to stand up to the oil and gas industry and protect our air!
The oil and gas industry is pressuring the Obama administration to gut or kill rules that would protect the public from fracking air pollution. Tell the President to put the health of our communities first!
Follow the science, not the fracking industry’s money
Urge the EPA to stand strong against political sabotage of the Pavillion groundwater contamination study
In December, the EPA released the preliminary results of their investigation of connection between groundwater contamination and fracking in Pavillion, WY. If the results hold up after peer review, this study will mark the first time the federal government has authoritatively connected fracking with groundwater pollution.
Protect Montana’s Wilderness, Wildlife and Water!
Urge the Army Corps not to permit dumping mine waste directly into Montana's waters
In order to build the Montanore mine under Montana's Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, a mining corporation proposes to bury four headwater streams, wetlands and springs with 120 million tons of mine waste.
Help put an end to trade of conflict minerals
Tell the SEC to stop dragging its feet on conflict minerals rules!
The Dodd-Frank Act required the SEC to issue rules 270 days after its passage compelling companies to reveal if they're using conflict minerals sourced from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 520 days later, they still haven't done it.
Tell Macy’s to say NO to dirty gold!
Because gold jewelry should mean *I love you*, not *I poisoned someone's drinking water*.
Gold jewelry demand accounts for over 80% of annual global gold mine production. So jewelers speaking out against dirty gold are essential to put a stop to irresponsible gold mining.
Largest jeweler should protect largest wild salmon fishery
Urge Signet to pledge not to buy gold from the Pebble mine
Signet Jewelers, Kay & Jared Jewelers' parent company, is the world's largest jewelry retailer. Jewelry represents 80% of annual global mined gold production. Urge them not to buy gold from a mine that threatens the Bristol Bay salmon fishery.
Call on Costco to say no to dirty gold!
Tell Costco to sign the Golden Rules of Responsible Sourcing!
Costco's reputation as a socially responsible retailer is in doubt because of its stance on jewelry and dirty gold.
Keep drilling toxics out of our drinking water
Tell your Senators, Representative to support the FRAC Act
The FRAC Act would close the "Halliburton loophole" in the Safe Drinking Water Act that allows drillers to inject hazardous materials -- unchecked -- directly into underground drinking water supplies.
No more dumping mine waste in our water!
Tell the EPA, the White House & the Army Corps of Engineers to close Clean Water Act loopholes
Urge them to close the Clean Water Act loopholes that allow multinational mining corporations to use our clean waters as a toxic mine waste dumps.
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