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[mining] Federal Judge Halts Construction of Rosemont Mine near Tucson... [more]
August 19, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge today overturned the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains, citing the agency’s “inherently flawed analysis from the inception of the proposed...
[mining] "Horror Stories About Mining: Why we shouldn’t fast-track mining on public lands"... [more]
June 18, 2019
"Extracting heavy metals from the Earth is a complex and often dangerous process that can involve blasting rocks, deep drilling and the use of toxic chemicals. If done recklessly, it can leave deep scars in the environment and local communities—and...
[mining] "1872 Mining Law Lets Industry Abuse Public Lands for Free"... [more]
May 6, 2019
"Happily, the embers of reform are being stirred in the Congress. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), is poised to introduce a reform bill, and Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have also expressed...
[lawsuit] Ex-fed: "Trump administration pressured reversal of Arizona housing project"... [more]
April 27, 2019
"A now-retired federal official said he bowed to political pressure from a higher-up in the Trump administration when he reversed a key decision he had made on a 28,000-home Benson development near the San Pedro River. “I got rolled,” said Steve...
[mining] Lawsuit Filed to Protect Arizona’s Waters, Wildlife From Proposed Rosemont Mine... [more]
March 27, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— Together, four conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court today to overturn a key permit for the controversial proposed Rosemont Copper Mine in southern Arizona. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Army Corps of...
[water] Lawsuit against massive "The Villages at Vigneto" (28,000 New Houses, near Benson, Arizona)... [more]
February 1, 2019
"...filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a permit that allows a huge master-planned development project near Benson, Ariz., to proceed. The Villages at Vigneto would transform 12,167 acres of largely...
[border towers] Sierra Club / Dan's "Slides re Towers on the Border"...... [more]
March 1, 2018
from 2018 -- Sierra Club / Dan's slide-show -- on "Integrated Fixed Towers" (IFT) on the Tohono O’odham Nation...... [CLICK TITLE ABOVE -- FOR MORE]
[border towers] Sierra Club / Dan's Comments re "Towers on the Border"...... [more]
May 16, 2016
from 2016 -- Sierra Club / Dan's comments on "Integrated Fixed Towers" (IFT) on the Tohono O’odham Nation...... [CLICK TITLE ABOVE -- FOR MORE]
[Water] AZ Computer Model for Tucson Ground Water... [more]
December 1, 2013
Report #24 (Apr 2013) - 256-page update of the "Tucson Ground Water" Computer Model and Simulations. from "ADWR" = "Arizona Dept of Water Resources"... [click Title above -- for more]