By Pat Kelly-Fischer, senior digital campaigner Its geysers, forests and wildlife earned Yellowstone protection as America’s first national park nearly 150 years ago. Just beyond the park’s borders, on its northern edge, Crevice Mining Group is pushing to construct a gold mine. To operate the mine, thousands of trucks would need to rattle through theGreater Yellowstone ecosystem. But first, the company will […]

Mining companies are seeking to build a large gold and copper mine, along with a pipeline, in the pristine Bristol Bay region of Alaska.1 A mine in this area would pollute wetlands, streams and lakes, and put salmon and other fish species at risk.   More than 65 percent of Alaskans and 80 percent of Bristol Bay residents, including indigenous peoples, strongly oppose […]