TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal appeals court today upheld the invalidation of the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains ... is another blow to Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals’ plans...

Green Valley Ariz.— "Hudbay Minerals, owner of Rosemont Mine, is planning to do exploration drilling on the western slope of the Santa Rita Mountains starting Oct. 1. ~~ There are two main drilling locations; one is near the ridge line 11 miles east...

Despite a challenging landscape on multiple fronts, Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program (ELP) won a string of victories this summer, including blocking the illegal construction of Trump’s border wall. -- Our attorneys and partners had three big...

"A broad coalition of justice and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its regulations that would gut environmental reviews and silence community input." .. [CLICK TITLE ABOVE -- FOR MORE]

"This proceeding involves the third pumped storage project that Pumped Hydro has recently proposed in the vicinity of the lower Little Colorado River. -- All three projects would be located near one another on the Navajo Nation, just miles outside...

WASHINGTON, DC— The Supreme Court today left in place an earlier order that permits the Trump administration to temporarily continue construction of the border wall while the underlying legal challenge proceeds in court. The Supreme Court has not...

“We’ve spent nearly a decade pointing out the legal flaws with the BLM’s plans to keep cows in this fragile ecosystem,” said Cyndi Tuell, the Arizona and New Mexico Director for Western Watersheds Project. “We’ve given them the scientific evidence...

"The lawsuit against the U.S. Army and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services challenges the agency’s 2014 decision authorizing groundwater pumping connected to the San Pedro River to serve military operations at Fort Huachuca through 2024. The amended...

TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge today overturned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains because of threats to jaguars and other endangered species. U.S....

TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge has declined to reconsider his July ruling that barred construction of the Rosemont open-pit copper mine. U.S. District Judge James Soto turned back a request from Hudbay Minerals to vacate or amend his July 31...