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Arizona’s second-largest labor union is urging Congress to pass a bill that would block a massive copper mine in central Arizona. The controversial…
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In January the Biden-Harris administration announced the creation of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. It’s made up of more than…
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A controversial federal land exchange to build a copper mine on the Tonto National Forest could take place a year ahead of schedule. It’s one of several…
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Federal officials have approved a 20-year renewal of a mining ban on the San Francisco Peaks. It’ll prevent mineral claims in the popular recreation area…
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The Coconino County Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution in support of extending a 20-year mining ban on the San Francisco Peaks. KNAU’s Ryan…
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A 20-year mining ban in Oak Creek Canyon expired in May. U.S. Forest Service officials are in the process of renewing it, but for now it leaves the area…
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Officials with the Coconino National Forest have filed an application to renew a mining ban on the San Francisco Peaks. The 20-year withdrawal would…
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A memo published today by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue directs the U.S. Forest Service to increase mining, grazing, and recreation on public…
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A judge has ordered the owner of a north-central Arizona mine to pay nearly $2.4 million restitution for an ongoing arsenic leak. Arizona Department of…
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A Navajo tribal company has reached an agreement that would allow the U.S. government to enforce environmental laws at its coal properties in…