Earthworks Inc.

Cortina request for proposals issued

June 6, 2018

Earthworks Industries Inc. (“Company”) is pleased to report that the Cortina Rancheria Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians (“Tribe”) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consultant to work with the Tribe’s Environmental Protection Agency to review and evaluate the Site Specific Flexibility Request’s (SSFR’s) that the Company recently submitted for its proposed development at Cortina.

The purpose of the consultant’s review is to confirm that the SSFR’s comply with tribal law and provide adequate response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comments.

The RFP was forwarded to five firms with expertise in the industry with a July 15, 2018, deadline to submit their proposals.

The submission of the updated SSFR’s is part of the process and procedures outlined by the EPA to complete the federal requirements for the Cortina development.