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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Halt Rosemont Mine in Arizona
May 12, 2022
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...
[mining] Excerpt "Mine to do exploratory drilling on western slope of Santa Ritas".. [more]
September 25, 2020
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...
[lawsuit] Sierra Club's Big Canyon "Motion to Intervene" on Permit for Dam on the Little Colorado.. [more]
August 3, 2020
"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...
[water] UAz WRRC's "Summer Wave" June 26, 2020 / Volume 8, Issue 1 [more]
June 26, 2020
"Summer Wave" Volume 8, Issue 1 = In this issue: Water Blueprint / Navajo Nation / APW / Megdal Webinar / WOTUS .. [CLICK TITLE ABOVE -- FOR MORE]
[water] June 29 Talk = "The Southwest's Current Drought Conditions" [more]
June 26, 2020
(Register in advance for the free event.) Monday, June 29 -- from 11 a.m., -- The UA Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the USDA Southwest Climate Hub will host a panel discussion on current drought conditions in the Southwest, and...
[water] An amazing "StoryMap" for the Colorado River Basin [more]
June 26, 2020
An amazing "StoryMap" for the Colorado River Basin -- for communicating data and trends on the state of land and water integration.. .. [CLICK TITLE ABOVE -- FOR MORE]
[water] UAz WRRC's "Weekly Wave" June 12, 2020 / Volume 8, Issue 23 [more]
June 12, 2020
"This is the final issue of the Weekly Wave until this Fall, but don't worry, the Summer Wave will begin on a bi-weekly basis on June 26th. As of June, we have almost 3000 subscribers. We thank you for your continued interest in the WRRC's many...
[water] Annual Water Conference -- June 18/19 (Register by June 15) [more]
June 12, 2020
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will host its annual conference as a virtual event this year. The theme is "Water at the Crossroads: The Next 40 Years". The conference takes place as two half-day blocks on Thursday...
[water] June 3rd Talk = "Rebirth of the Santa Cruz River and the Return of Aquatic Species" [more]
May 29, 2020
(Register in advance for the free event.) Wed, June 3 -- from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., -- Dr. Bogan speaks about the rapid return of dragonflies and other aquatic species since the "Santa Cruz River Heritage Project" was launched in Downtown Tucson (...
[water] "Arizona Water Protection Fund" Hijacked By Agricultural Interests -- by Jeffrey D. Burgess [more]
May 23, 2020
superb "background info" article, excerpted -- from Jeffrey D. Burgess: "The money raised from the annual Arizona Big Game Super Raffle of hunt permit-tags -- donated to hunting groups by the Arizona Game & Fish Commission -- is required by law...