Judge rules State violated the Open Meetings Law when it approved the value of a crucial right-of-way for the Copper World mine. URGENT ACTION: Tell Governor Hobbs to immediately direct the Arizona State Land Department to not “cure” the violation and let this right-of-way for Copper World die!

On July 15, 2024, the comment period opened for the proposal to issue an air quality permit for the construction and operation of Hudbay’s Copper World Project. Comments were due Sept. 15, 2024. Jeremy Nichols with the Center for Biological Diversity authored comments, in partnership with SSSR.

Rob Peters, Thomas Nelson and Steve Brown respond to Opinion Letter from Jerry Bustamante (Hudbay's Public Affairs Manager) Re: the Aug. 14 article “Economic study on Copper World Project is flawed.”

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.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted on the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. Under the guise of “permitting reform,” this legislation will roll back important protections for communities affected by extraction, promote oil and gas drilling and infrastructure.

We just released an economic report, authored by Power Consulting, that analyzes the impact of the Copper World project on the local economy. Read the full report here.

In case you missed it, SSSR Executive Director, Rob Peters gave presentation on the latest updates on the proposed Copper World mine. Check out the full recording.