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Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt Construction of Stibnite Gold Mine
June 8, 2026

Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt Construction of Stibnite Gold Mine

Advocates for the West and a coalition of local and national conservation organizations on Friday filed an appeal to halt Perpetua Resources’ construction of the Stibnite Gold Project in the headwaters of Idaho’s South Fork of the Salmon River. Perpetua has insisted on moving forward with “full construction” despite the conservation groups’ pending lawsuit that seeks […]

Lawsuit Challenges Eugene Water and Electric Board for Violating Endangered Species Act
March 17, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Eugene Water and Electric Board for Violating Endangered Species Act

Advocates for the West and our conservation partners filed suit against the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) alleging ongoing violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). For over sixteen years, the public utility has been out of legal compliance with federal requirements to provide proper fish passage for ESA-listed Chinook salmon and bull trout […]

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Idaho Gold Mine Threatening Wildlife, Public Health
February 18, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Idaho Gold Mine Threatening Wildlife, Public Health

Advocates for the West and a coalition of local and national conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for its approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, an open-pit cyanide leach gold mine in Idaho’s Salmon River Mountains that would jeopardize public health and clean water, harm threatened species, and permanently scar thousands of acres […]