This overview examines what biochar is, how it is produced, various environmental
impacts, its use as a soil amendment, and issues surrounding forest fuels reduction.

This overview examines what biochar is, how it is produced, various environmental
impacts, its use as a soil amendment, and issues surrounding forest fuels reduction.

The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment has named CEA Foundation as the recipient of the 2025 Anthony Grassroots Environmental Prize

CEA Comments to Grass Valley City Council

CEA Comments to Grass Valley City Council

In this issue: Update on Rise Gold’s Lawsuit Against Nevada County, Clean Up Mine Water Polluting Wolf Creek, Rise Sells 66 acres, and CEA Launches New Website

A hearing before the Nevada County judge to set the briefing schedule for the hearing on Rise’s lawsuit to reverse the County’s decisions on Vested Rights and the Use Permit to open the mine.

A current state of events related to the mine.

Rise Gold Corp sued for violating the Clean Water Act

Board of Supervisors Approves Tiny Houses on Wheels Ordinance

Comments about emissions of proposed Bio-Char project in Grass Valley.

Rise Gold has negotiated to sell 66 acres of industrial land located adjacent to the Company’s Idaho-Maryland Mine Property.

Rise Gold Corp's VCA was terminated by the DTSC.

CEA Foundation president's response to an Op-ed in The Union criticizing CEA for suing Rise Gold under the Clean Water Act.

The Nevada County BoS allocates $90,000 to a biomass pilot project to process large green waste and improve wildfire and climate resiliency.

In this issue: New Legal Action Against Rise Gold to Stop Mine Drain Pollution & State Terminates Centennial Cleanup Agreement Due to Non-Payment

Grass Valley’s City Council adopted a resolution earlier this week that certified the updated Final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Dorsey Marketplace.

Notice Letter to Rise Gold Grass Valley concerning the ongoing discharge of polluted waters from the underground workings of the former Idaho-Maryland Mine complex

The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 5-0 to deny the certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and deny the Rise Gold project.

The Nevada County Board of Supervisors will be holding a special hearing to make final decisions on the fate of the mine.

Residents of a Gold Rush community in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains will be lining up for the final time to comment on a junior mining company’s bid to reopen the historic Idaho-Maryland Mine.

Nevada County's response to Verified Petition for Peremptory Writ of Mandate

Letter to County BoS signed by over 1,100 residents opposing mine reopening.

The Nevada County Superior Court overturned the approval of the Dorsey Marketplace project, citing deficiencies in its Environmental Impact Report, which failed to address cumulative air pollution change for approval.

Nevada County Supervisors to consider whether or not to approve an eleventh-hour petition
to grant vested rights to Rise Gold.

Legal response to vested right decision from counsel.

CEA comments addressing the Rise Gold Vested Rights Petition.

Judicial review of appeal on Dorsey Marketplace CEQA.

Legal analysis of the Vested Rights Petition by Shute, Mihaley & Weinberger LLC on behalf of CEA Foundation.

Rise Gold letter to Nevada County with accusaations of unfair treatment.

The Nevada County Planning Commission unanimously recommends to the Board of Supervisors to deny approval to reopen the Idaho-Maryland Mine.

A compendium of comments on the Idaho-Maryland Mine project and 2022 Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

SEC report

Agency Comments on the Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR

Letter to Nevada County Board of Supervisors by 150 business leaders from Nevada County.

Petition signatures and comments in opposition to reopening the Idaho-Maryland Mine.

Comprehensive review of the technical studies, impact assessments and proposed mitigations provided in the DEIR.

The Idaho-Maryland Mine project is targeting potential ore bodies that are more or less bounded by three faults.

A request to verify the Water Supply Assessment (WSA) for the potential re-opening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine.

Notice of issuance of peremptory writ of mandate for Dorsey Marketplace.

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