Mono County won their court case against a plan by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to remove irrigation water from the Long Valley from Crowley Lake to Bishop. On Monday, March 8, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, issued an order requiring the DWP to continue to […]
Press release Friends of the Inyo and the Sierra Club LONE PINE, CA — Conglomerate Mesa, a unique and valuable part of our Eastern Sierra public lands that lies adjacent to Death Valley National Park, remains under threat from the prospect of industrial-scale open pit cyanide heap leach mining. Earlier this year, after much public […]
Press release LOS ANGELES: The Sierra Club has intervened in a lawsuit brought by Mono County, California against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), challenging LADWP’s decision to drastically reduce vital irrigation waters it has for decades delivered to important wetlands, meadows and rangelands in southern Mono County. LADWP’s decision to dewater […]
MINING COMPANY ABANDONS EXPLORATION AT CONGLOMERATE MESA, BLM ALLOWS CLAIM HOLDERS TO SHOP PROJECT TO OTHERS Local advocates continue fight against proposed drilling in the Eastern Sierra, as BLM informs groups that claim holders are searching for company to take up project Press release from Sierra Club and Friends of the Inyo BISHOP, CA — […]
By Deb Murphy Friends of the Inyo, Sierra Club and other environmental groups have requested the Bureau of Land Management take another look at its decision to allow for gold exploration on the Conglomerate Mesa. BLM issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for the project in mid-May. The formal request was sent to BLM’s […]
Friends of the Inyo, Sierra Club press release RESIDENTS UNITE IN OPPOSITION TO MINING AT CONGLOMERATE MESA Bureau of Land Management defies community consensus; gives the green light for gold exploration near Death Valley National Park Bishop, CA — The Bureau of the Land Management recently announced a decision to allow exploration for gold at […]
By Deb Murphy The Inyo County Board of Supervisors has filed a temporary restraining order, stopping the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from flipping the on-switch to Well 385R’s pump test. In addition, the Board has initiated litigation against the department to keep the pump off. The decision was made at Tuesday’s closed […]
By Deb Murphy The Owens River Water Trail may have taken a step closer to reality. We’ve said that quite a few times and maybe this time it’s more than just blind optimism. Representatives from Team River Runner in San Diego, the LA River Expedition, Sierra Club, Owens Valley Committee and the instigator of the […]
Press release Mammoth Lakes, CA,– As Sierra Club celebrates its 125th anniversary, the local Range of Light Group is proud to be turning 25 years old. On the evening of July 22, 1992, a group of inspired conservationists met at the home of Bette and Don Goodrich to discuss forming a new Sierra Club group in the Eastern […]
Press release The Sierra Club, Friends of the Inyo and the Bodie Hills Conservation Partnership are sponsoring a fun, informative and action oriented public event in Mammoth Lakes on Thursday, June 22 at 6:30 PM. [pdf-embedder url=”http://sierrawave.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/June-22-Public-Lands-Event-flyer.pdf” title=”June 22 Public Lands Event flyer”] This evening event comes at a time when our nation’s public lands […]
Press release Earth Day will be celebrated around the globe on Saturday April 22. This marks the 47th anniversary of a day set aside to raise awareness and to educate ourselves about our planet, our environment and all the challenges and opportunities that come along with taking care of it. It is always a day […]
By Deb Murphy The issue of incomplete mitigation projects has reached critical mass with the Owens Valley Committee and Sierra Club. The two organizations have asked for a dispute resolution meeting of the partners in the 1997 Memorandum of Understanding, setting a March 15 date. The request follows protocol set up by the MOU when […]
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