Write Letters

Send a letter to your member of Congress and Arizona’s two Senators. Be sure to copy (CC) the rest of the Arizona Congressional Delegation and the President.

Also send a copy to the Chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Chair, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Send a copy to the members of the Board of Supervisors in the County in which you live. If you live in a city or town, also send it to your Mayor and City/Town Council.

If you are sending a letter on behalf of an organization or company, send the letter on your company, club or corporate stationary by FAX or e-mail. You can include comments you sent to Coronado National Forest as an enclosure or attachment.

Key Points to Consider – Be sure to write the letter in your own words. Below are points to consider:

• Augusta/Rosemont Mine will have unacceptable impacts on the environment, property values, water quality and quantity in Southern Arizona.

• Arizona Game and Fish is opposed: “No matter what the federal government and Augusta Resources do to compensate for the copper mine's effects, the project would bring significant damage to wildlife, habitat and wildlife recreation.”

• The economic benefits of outdoor recreation, tourism, hunting and wildlife viewing far outweigh the economic benefits of mining.

• Mining historically has short-term economic “boom and bust” cycles. Yet the environmental damage is permanent.

• The 1872 Federal Mining Act is woefully inadequate in terms of modern realities, and we support comprehensive reform.

Important Contacts

Elected Officials

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
http://mccain.senate.gov/public/
407 West Congress Street, Suite 103 Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 670-6334 Fax: (520) 670-6637

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
http://kyl.senate.gov/
6840 North Oracle Road, Suite 150 Tucson, Arizona 85704 (520) 575-8633, Fax: (520) 797-3232

To find your Representative:

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcom e.shtml

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-07)
http://grijalva.house.gov
810 E. 22nd St. Suite 102 Tucson, AZ 85713 (
520) 622-6788, fax (520) 622-0198

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-08)
http://giffords.house.gov/
1661 N. Swan, Suite 112 Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 881-3588, Fax: (520) 322-9490

Committee on Natural Resources
U.S. House of Representatives
1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-6065 Fax: (202) 225-1931
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Office U.S. Senate
304 Dirksen Senate Building Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4971Fax: (202) 224-6163
http://energy.senate.gov/public

Pima County Board of Supervisors
http://www.pima.gov/bos/bos1.html

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
http://www.co.santa- cruz.az.us/board/index.html

USDA / Forest Service Contacts

EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) Website for the Rosemont Copper Project
http://rosemonteis.us/

Coronado National Forest
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/rosemont/index.shtml

The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250
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Tom Tidwell
Chief, U.S. Forest Service
1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250-0003
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Corbin Newman Regional Forester
U.S. Forest Service, Southwest Region 333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
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Coronado National Forest Supervisor's Office
Jim Upchurch
Forest Supervisor
300 W. Congress St. Tucson, AZ 85701
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Newspapers

Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson Weekly
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Green Valley News
http://gvnews.com/letters/

Nogales International
Manuel Coppola, Managing Editor
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