Recent sightings of a male jaguar in the Sky Islands reinforces the importance of these mountains as critical habitat.

The proposed Copper World mine will unleash a torrent of heavy trucks traveling through downtown Sahuarita that will create a significant public nuisance and threaten the health and safety of residents.

Jan Lesher, Pima County Administrator, releases update on Hudbay's Copper World project. Inside, find details on dust mitigation along Santa Rita Road, water monitoring efforts, and more.

On January 31, 2025, SSSR, the Center for Biological Diversity and Farmers Investment Co. filed an appeal to the Air Quality Permit granted to Copper World on January 2, 2025 by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. In May 2025, the judge denied ADEQ's Motion to Dismiss, allowing the appeal to move forward.

In the wake of our September victory in an Open Meetings Law violation lawsuit, SSSR and Farmers Investment Company filed a new lawsuit seeking to overturn a crucial right-of-way that is necessary for the operation of the proposed $1.3 billion Copper World mining complex.

Copper World has been granted an Aquifer Protection Permit by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Our team is reviewing the permit closely and comparing the permit terms against the comments we provided in April 2024.

Newly released economic report, authored by Power Consulting, concludes that Copper World project will devastate the local economy.