After twenty-five years of struggle, it looks like the Eagle Mountain mine landfill project is dead. Kaiser Ventures (Mine Reclamation LLC) has filed for bankruptcy. Read more in the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
Donna and Larry Charpied, who have been in the forefront of the battle to stop the dump, sent a note to their supporters that includes this cautionary note:
We MUST now be diligent. We need to pressure Secretary Salazar to once and for all restore the ole Kaiser mine, as well as the other approximately 24,000 acres of land in the Eagle Mountains back to Joshua Tree National Park, where it originated. The Give It Back! Campaign is designed to restore the 29,755 acres.
MBCA will keep you informed when the “Give it Back!” campaign ramps up!
