Environmental impact statement

• The lawsuit is necessary to protect Lake Tahoe, safeguard the interests and safety of Placer County residents and nearby Tahoe communities, which rely on limited infrastructure, and to maintain environmental and safety impact transparency surrounding important code amendments that will materially change the Tahoe environment.
• The Conservation Groups contend that Placer County has an obligation to prepare a subsequent (EIR) for the amendments to the TBAP as required by Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines, section 15162(a).
• This and more underscore the need for urgent action from Placer County."
• Placer County has so far refused, only providing an environmental checklist.

• VANCOUVER, BC , Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Forte Minerals Corp. ("Forte" or the "Company") (CSE: CUAU) (OTCQB: FOMNF) (Frankfurt: 2OA) is pleased to announce receipt of the Environmental Impact Statement ("DIA") approval for its 100% owned Pucarini Gold Project ("Pucarini"), a high sulphidation epithermal Au system located in the department of Puno, in Southern Perú.
• Pucarini comprises 1000 ha of prospective ground for high sulphidation epithermal Au mineralization.
• Forte's President and CEO Patrick Elliott comments, 'This is an outstanding project with the key elements of a productive high sulphidation epithermal Au system.
• The ASTER processing proved highly effective at mapping out hydrothermal alteration mineral assemblages associated porphyry Cu and high sulphidation epithermal Au systems.

• Amid the controversy surrounding preliminary flight paths for Western Sydney’s new airport, another potential challenge is looming: turtles on the tarmac.
• In recent years, a freshwater turtle was found wandering around Sydney Airport, which is built on Botany Bay.
• And at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, employees carried 1,300 turtles off the tarmac in one nesting season alone.
• Read more:
  Our turtle program shows citizen science isn't just great for data, it makes science feel personal

Western Sydney airport is turtle nesting habitat

• And data collected through the 1 Million Turtles citizen science tool TurtleSAT reveals Western Sydney is a roadkill hotspot.
• Wetlands, including the area around the new airport at Badgerys Creek, serve as prime nesting habitat.
• A spokesperson for Western Sydney airport, contacted for comment on this story, said all of the required wildlife and risk management procedures would be in place when the airport opens in late 2026.
• She said the turtle habitat was well outside of the airport site, so the risk of turtles on the runway was negligible.

Turtles at the crossroads

• Turtles are often little more than an afterthought in hectic construction plans and timetables.
• While groups such as Turtle Rescue NSW can relocate wildlife such as turtles, eels and fish, many animals die when streams and wetlands are drained and filled during development.
• This is important to ensure the long-term survival of turtles in the region.

It’s not too late for Western Sydney’s turtles

• The likely presence of turtles on runways at Western Sydney’s new airport warrants immediate attention.
• We acknowledge the vital contribution of Western Sydney University masters student Harriet Gabites to research on the turtles of Western Sydney and this article.
• James Van Dyke receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australian Federal Citizen Science program.

• Oz Lithium is pleased to announce that it has submitted an Environmental Impact Report to initiate a complete study of the Laguna Santa María Soda Ash Mine.
• Oz Lithium is also meeting with authorities from Tolar Grande, the nearest town to the Laguna Santa Maria Mine, to discuss the study and introduce the Company.
• To support this effort, Oz Lithium has engaged Geo Brand, a Salta-based company with extensive experience in environmental assessments, to conduct a VES (Vertical Electrical Sounding) survey.
• In addition to the VES survey, Oz Lithium's team will be conducting a sampling program designed to capture a representative subsurface characterization of the area.