January 19, 2009
For Immediate Release For more information, call Marina Bernheimer 274.3760
PROPOSED IDAHO-MARYLAND MINE TO CAUSE “SIGNIFICANT” AND “UNAVOIDABLE” IMPACTS TO LOCAL AIR QUALITY
Blistering Report by local organization says that Draft EIR is “inadequate and incomplete”; Mine fails to evaluate numerous chemicals and pollutants
Grass Valley, CA – Save the Air in Nevada County [...]

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STAinNC recently retained the services of Tamura Environmental of Petaluma, CA to do an independent review, and comment upon, the  Draft Environmental Impact Report for the the proposed Idaho Maryland Mine Project.
Click here to read the comments from Todd Tamura.
Click here to read the comments by STAinNC about IMM.
Click here to read the resume of [...]

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The monitors are put away for the winter.  Readings from Nevada City – and hopefully Grass Valley – will be available in the spring and summer.
Click here to see the what the readings were right before they were packed up.

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Alan Stahler wrote this piece for The Union. You can read it online or right here.
De-mystifying the Air Quality Index
It’s a hot summer’s night. Sleep is impossible. To make matters worse, mosquitoes have found a hole in the screen.
If only, say, two mosquitoes get through the screen, the situation might not be too bad. [...]

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This story appeared in The Union on June 2, 2008. You can read it online or right here.

Federal ozone suits get local support
By Laura Brown
Staff Writer – The Union
A local group concerned about Nevada County’s air quality is considering ways to support two federal lawsuits filed this week against the Environmental Protection Agency.
Last week, [...]

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