Hot Creek Needs Your Voice: Tell the United States Forest Service that You Oppose Exploratory Drilling in the Eastern Sierra
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The Hot Creek Geologic Site — a natural wonder containing hot springs within a river gorge — is under threat, and we need your help. KORE Mining, a Canadian mining company, has resubmitted an application for exploratory drilling near the headwaters of Hot Creek in the Eastern Sierra that could lead to harmful open pit mining near this important watershed and fishery. This isn't the first time potential mining operations have threatened the highly sensitive Hot Creek watershed. Four years ago, KORE Mining was granted a Categorical Exclusion to drill at the Geologic Site. Together, local organizations took KORE Mining and the Inyo National Forest to court and won. Unfortunately, the current administration has removed environmental protections and safeguards that were in place previously to allow communities to comment on proposed exploratory drilling projects — a decision that has silenced the people being most impacted. Furthermore, local governing bodies like the Mono County Board of Supervisors and Mammoth Lakes Town Council have not had the opportunity to voice concerns because there have been no formal announcements of proposed plans and no public comment period. As members of these communities and advocates for our public lands, we deserve the right to...
