Earthworks Industries Inc. - CORTINA LEASE

Earthworks Industries Inc. - CORTINA LEASE

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 24, 2025 /CNW/ - Earthworks Industries Inc. (the "Company") wishes to

respond to the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of California's Order upholding the U.S.

Department of the Interior, Board of Indian Appeals' decision to terminate the lease between the

Company's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Cortina Integrated Waste Management Inc., (CIWM), and

the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria. The decision was disclosed in a news

release dated October 23, 2025.

Management is currently considering all options available, including the filing of an appeal to the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and will be issuing further updates as next steps are

determined.

Mr. David Atkinson commented, "we are of course very disappointed at the decision, however, will

look at all our options and continue to move forward with the model we have created at Cortina at

other sites."

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this

News Release.

SOURCE Earthworks Industries Inc.

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For further information: For further information, contact: Earthworks Industries Inc., David

Atkinson, President/CEO, 604-669-3143

CO: Earthworks Industries Inc.

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