EARTHWORKS – CORTINA UPDATE Joint Status Report
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News Release
April 11, 2025
EARTHWORKS – CORTINA UPDATE
Joint Status Report
Earthworks Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) reports that the Company’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary,
Cortina Integrated Waste Management Inc., (“CIWM”) has filed a Complaint in the U.S District Court for
the Eastern District of California, challenging the Order of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s , Interior
Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA), which purports to cancel the federally approved lease between CIWM and
the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria, California.
The Court has set a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for June 2, 2025.
CIWM and the United States (“U.S.”) Department of the Interior, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and Interior
Board of Indian Appeals (“Federal Defendants”) and Defendant-Intervenor Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of
the Cortina Rancheria (“Tribe”) have conferred and jointly submitted their March 31, 2025, Joint Status
Report and Scheduling Proposal for the Court’s consideration.
By filing that March 31, 2025, Joint Status Report, Counsel for the parties su bmitted their joint proposal
for the briefing schedule, requesting that the Court approve the following schedule:
Federal Defendants lodge Administrative Record by April 4, 2025.
CIWM’s Motion and Supporting Memorandum by May 16, 2025.
Federal Defendants’ Opposition / Cross-motion by June 30, 2025.
Defendant-Intervenor’s Opposition / Cross-motion by June 30, 2025
CIWM’s Reply / Opposition by July 30, 2025.
Federal Defendants’ Cross-motion Reply by August 29, 2025.
Defendant-Intervenor’s Cross-motion Reply by August 29, 2025.
Unless the Court orders otherwise, the matter will be deemed submitted for decision on the day
after the last brief. Should the Court prefer to set an argument date, the parties have respectfully
informed the Court that they are available for a hearing on the motions on October 6, or 27, 2025,
or such other date that is convenient for the Court after September 2025.
The parties await issuance by the Court of its Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order pursuant to the March 31,
2025, Joint Status Report.
For further information, contact:
David Atkinson
Earthworks Industries Inc.
604-669-3143
Forward Looking Statements:
This news release contains “forward- looking information” and “forward -looking statements” (collectively ‘forward -looking
statements”) within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities regulations. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the date of this
news release. Any statements that involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections,
objective assumpt ions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as “expects”, or “does not
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historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance, or achievements of the Company or CIWM to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achieveme nts expressed or implied by the forward -looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward -looking statements are described under the “Risks and Uncertainties
Statement” attached to this news release. Forward- looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this N ews
Release. The Company will update these forward -looking statement and Risks and Uncertainties as required to reflect new
information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management’s estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise. There
can be no assurance that forward -looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could dif fer
materially from those anticipated in su ch statements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on our
forward-looking statements.
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