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The manufacturer behind a controversial application to explore for the cement additive pozzolan at the base of Bill Williams Mountain near Williams has withdrawn their request. It faced strong opposition over environmental and community impact concerns.
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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality recently wrapped up an emergency project to protect the Hassayampa River at the long-defunct Senator Mine south of Prescott.
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Leaders of the Hualapai Tribe will testify Tuesday in federal court. A judge issued a temporary restraining order last month on a lithium project near culturally important sites.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that leaders of the Hualapai Tribe say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
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Federal officials have renewed a mining ban on thousands of acres of Oak Creek Canyon. The protections lapsed five years ago leaving the area open to possible mining claims.
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Officials with the Prescott National Forest are requesting public comments about a plan to clean up a 15-acre abandoned mine site near Crown King.
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The projects will accelerate clean energy development on current and former mine lands in Arizona and four other states.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed exploratory drilling project for a mining project in Mohave County.
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The Environmental Protection Agency will ask property owners in Dewey-Humboldt to sample soil from their property as part of a cleanup plan for a Superfund mine site and smelter.
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The Biden administration will allocate $10 million in infrastructure funds to several ecosystem restoration and mine hazard reduction projects in Arizona.