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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> Demand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncestralKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncestralKnowledge</span></a> is at Forefront of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/COP16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COP16</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> Convention </p><p>Indigenous communities from different regions of Colombia march in the southwestern city of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cali</span></a> to demand that their ancestral knowledge on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> be taken into account at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UNBiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNBiodiversity</span></a> summit, COP16, which is being held in the city.</p><p>Article by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendaNorrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrendaNorrell</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, Oct. 24, 2024</p><p>"The United States is the only United Nations member state that has not ratified the Convention on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a>. While 197 countries arrive in Cali, Colombia for the COP16 Biodiversity Convention, the U.S. is engaged in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a>. </p><p>"In the U.S., the team of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> and Interior Sec. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebHaaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebHaaland</span></a> plans to desecrate the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hualapai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hualapai</span></a>'s sacred ceremonial water with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumMine</span></a>; is promoting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumMining</span></a> digging into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Paiute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paiute</span></a> Massacre Site at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThackerPass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThackerPass</span></a>; is allowing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UraniumMining</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrandCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrandCanyon</span></a> threatening Havasupai's aquifer and poisoning their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicinePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicinePlants</span></a> with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> dust; allowing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dumping</span></a> radioactive ore and global radioactive waste in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesaUte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesaUte</span></a>'s community; is bulldozing the ancient village sites, burial places and medicine plants of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TohonoOodham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TohonoOodham</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanCarlosApache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanCarlosApache</span></a> for a wind energy project; plans a massive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperMine</span></a> from San Carlos <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Apache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apache</span></a> sacred <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OakFlat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OakFlat</span></a>; and plans to increase the radioactivity in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pueblo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pueblo</span></a> homelands with increased <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plutonium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutonium</span></a> production and storage at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAlamos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAlamos</span></a> Labs in northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a>."</p><p>Read more, view photos:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/10/colombias-indigenous-demand-ancestral.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/10</span><span class="invisible">/colombias-indigenous-demand-ancestral.html</span></a></p><p>Watch video by AFP: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWUjFLE1AY4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AWUjFLE1AY</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveOakFlat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOakFlat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RioTinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RioTinto</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HaKamwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaKamwe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoOpenPitMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoOpenPitMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteMesaMill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteMesaMill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecycleLithium</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleCopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecycleCopper</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWeapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWeapons</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReaderSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReaderSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HaulNo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaulNo</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendTheSacred</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Lilith111" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lilith111</span></a></span> - Judge overturns right-of-way for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWorld</span></a> across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SantaRita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SantaRita</span></a> Experimental Range</p><p>Sep 19, 2024<br>by Paul Ingram</p><p>"A judge in Maricopa County ruled that state officials violated open meeting law when it approved the value of a right-of-way for the Copper World mine project, located 35 miles southeast of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tucson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tucson</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SantaRitaMountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SantaRitaMountains</span></a>.</p><p>"Owned by the Toronto-based Hudbay Inc., Copper World has faced a barrage of criticisms and legal challenges from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> groups, who have argued the open pit mine would seriously affect the Santa Ritas and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SantaCruzRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SantaCruzRiver</span></a>. Proponents have argued the mine's $1.7 billion investment will generate nearly $250 million in property taxes, and create more than 400 direct jobs and up to 3,000 indirect jobs in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arizona</span></a> <br>[...]</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hudbay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hudbay</span></a> originally sought to build the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RosemontMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RosemontMine</span></a>, planning a half-mile deep pit across nearly 2,500 acres in the Santa Rita Mountains. However that effort faced fierce opposition from environmental groups who argued the mine and its tailings in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoronadoNationalForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoronadoNationalForest</span></a> would bury thousands of acres within the range of the endangered northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/jaguar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jaguar</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ocelot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocelot</span></a>, as well as nearly a dozen other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/endangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endangered</span></a> and critical plants and animals."</p><p><a href="https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091924_copper_world_ruling/judge-overturns-right-of-way-copper-world-across-santa-rita-experimental-range/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor</span><span class="invisible">t/091924_copper_world_ruling/judge-overturns-right-of-way-copper-world-across-santa-rita-experimental-range/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoOpenPitMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoOpenPitMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalImpact</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleCopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecycleCopper</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoCopperMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoCopperMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Geesh. More stuff going on behind the scenes. It could be a full-time job trying to keep track of shifty bills and corporate wheeling and dealing!</p><p>Back Track on Mining Regulation:Legislative ENR Committee Poised to Weaken Environmental Protections</p><p>Sunlight Media Collective March 24, 2024 </p><p>"On Monday, March 25, the Maine legislature’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) will discuss a new “Zombie Bill” version of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD1471" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LD1471</span></a>, a bill that was tabled last year. This bill takes a dangerous U-turn on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtections</span></a> protections for metallic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>. This new version of LD1471 replaces language about strengthening environmental and human health mining protections with language that instead weakens Maine’s mining law and creates a loophole that specifically exempts <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenPit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenPit</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumMining</span></a> from environmental protections in the law.</p><p>"Writing a “Zombie Bill” is sneaky, undemocratic politics. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) missed the deadline for this legislative session to have the legislature review these new rules regarding open-pit lithium mining. Instead of going through a transparent, democratic process of review in the next legislative session, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> administration, pushed by the mining industry and in cooperation with the ENR committee, is bringing this zombie bill forward in an attempt to rush it through without a public hearing. </p><p>"We deserve the right to a public hearing and to submit testimony on this legislation, but this undemocratic process takes away our right to do so. There is no online portal available to submit testimony, so please submit comment by email or in person."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.sunlightmediacollective.org/back-track-on-mining-regulationlegislative-enr-committee-poised-to-weaken-environmental-protections/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sunlightmediacollective.org/ba</span><span class="invisible">ck-track-on-mining-regulationlegislative-enr-committee-poised-to-weaken-environmental-protections/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMetallicMiningInMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoMetallicMiningInMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoLithiumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoOpenPitMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoOpenPitMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumRecycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumRecycling</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>A look at the bills to amend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> mineral mining laws in this year’s Legislature</p><p>By Kate Cough<br>February 12, 2023</p><p>"All the way back in the fall of 2021, I called a geologist to ask what he thought about plans by the Canadian junior mining company, Wolfden, to dig for zinc and copper up near Patten, just east of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.</p><p>We talked about the proposal for awhile, and just before we hung up, I asked the question I ask at the end of every interview, one that almost always elicits an unexpected answer and is often the very best way to find new stories: What didn’t we talk about that you want me to know? In this case it definitely didn’t disappoint: after pausing for a moment, the geologist said well, there’s something interesting going on over in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternMaine</span></a>…</p><p>"And thus began my (armchair) adventure into the world of lithium deposits, from the salt flats of South America to the hard-rock mines of western Australia, and, of course, into what is thought to be the world’s richest hard-rock deposit, in the sleepy town of Newry, near the New Hampshire border. A year-and-a-half later the story continues, now with a new player: lawmakers, who have introduced (at last count) ten bills aimed at altering Maine’s mining regulations.</p><p>"The bills (I was only able to review the full text of one, as most are still in the Revisor’s office) run the gamut. One, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1624" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR1624</span></a>, sponsored by Rep. Maggie O’Neil of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saco</span></a>, proposes a moratorium on lithium mining, while others (LR 1304, An Act to Promote Sustainable Lithium Mining in Maine, sponsored by Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips) are more full-throated in their support of the activity. (It’s worth noting that moratoriums are temporary holds on an activity designed to give regulators time to put in place rules, not permanent bans, as is often thought.)</p><p>"Here’s the full list:</p><p>- LR 1624, Rep. Maggie O’Neil of Saco: An Act to Ensure a Strategic Approach to Maine’s Energy System by Imposing a Moratorium on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumMining</span></a></p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR420" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR420</span></a>, Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington: An Act to Support Extraction of Common Rock-forming and Rare Earth Minerals</p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1121" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR1121</span></a>, Rep. Lydia Crafts of Newcastle: An Act to Establish a Commission to Study Mining Materials</p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1732" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR1732</span></a>, Rep. Nina Milliken of Blue Hill: An Act to Eliminate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> Without a Permit</p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1304" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR1304</span></a>, Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips: An Act to Promote Sustainable Lithium Mining in Maine</p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR2272" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR2272</span></a>, Sen. Richard Bennett of Oxford: An Act Regarding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MetallicMineralMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetallicMineralMining</span></a></p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR2138" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR2138</span></a>, Sen. Craig Hickman of Kennebec: An Act to Protect the People from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenPit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenPit</span></a> Quarry Mining</p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR930" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR930</span></a>, Sen. Lisa Keim of Oxford: An Act Concerning Lithium Deposits</p><p>"The reason we’re seeing all of these bills, of course, is that Maine’s 2017 mining law prohibits mining for 'metallic minerals' in open pits larger than three acres. The deposit in Newry is already partially exposed, and numerous experts have said that open pit mining (as opposed to an underground shaft) is the only logical way to remove the rocks, which, they also point out, do not pose the same <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> risks as other types of metal deposits. But all mining poses some risks, and not everyone is on board with the idea of digging <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GiantHoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiantHoles</span></a> in the earth, even if the end product is an essential part of the transition away from fossil fuels.</p><p>"State regulators have acknowledged the risks involved in mining this deposit are different but say their hands are tied: because 'metallic mineral' does not have a commonly-agreed upon meaning in the scientific community, and because legislators did not specifically exclude lithium from the 2017 rules, the Newry deposit should be considered a metallic mineral. (Meanwhile, the Freemans, the gem-hunters who own the land and identified the deposit, are challenging the DEP’s decision in court.)</p><p>"Of the lawmakers I spoke to, all expressed a desire to support federal efforts to boost domestic production of critical minerals while ensuring the spirit and integrity of Maine’s 2017 mining law remains intact. (In case you were wondering whether the feds are serious, look no further than a $700 million government loan to a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NevadaLithiumMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NevadaLithiumMine</span></a> announced earlier this week.)"</p><p><a href="https://themainemonitor.org/maine-lawmakers-look-to-amend-lithium-mining-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">themainemonitor.org/maine-lawm</span><span class="invisible">akers-look-to-amend-lithium-mining-laws/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoOpenPitMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoOpenPitMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecycleLithium</span></a></p>
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