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Russia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified
They are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned ...
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Feds to move ahead on Oak Flat copper mine swap in Arizona, despite pending Supreme Court case
The U.S. Forest Service published the final environmental impact statement and draft decision for the copper mine and land swap five days before the end of the Trump administration in January 2021.
US judge halts plan to transfer Oak Flat land for contested Arizona copper mine
A federal judge has temporarily halted the federal government's plans to transfer land in eastern Arizona for a massive ...
US judge halts land exchange for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans
A U.S. federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring land to Rio Tinto and BHP for a ...
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Feds to move ahead on Oak Flat copper mine swap in Arizona, despite pending Supreme Court case
The U.S. Forest Service published the final environmental impact statement and draft decision for the copper mine and land swap five days before the end of the Trump administration in January 2021.
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In Southern Arizona, Community Opposition to Mining Grows in Towns That Once Depended on the Industry
A rush of proposals to mine the state’s famed “sky islands” with water drawn from overtaxed aquifers is drawing opposition ...
Apache tribes hopeful last ditch effort will preserve sacred land
Apache tribes urge court to block Oak Flat land swap before June 16, fearing destruction of sacred ground by copper mining.