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SSSR and Farmers Investment Company file lawsuit to overturn linchpin Copper World right-of-way across the Santa Rita Experimental Range
In the wake of their 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.
AZ State land board approves legally flawed agenda to cure Open Meetings Law violation
The ASLD’s Board of Appeals voted 3-1 to rectify an Open Meetings Law violation related to the issuance of a right of way that would allow Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals, Inc., to construct mining waste pipelines across the Santa Rita Experimental Range for its Copper World mining complex.
URGENT ACTION: SSSR triumphs in lawsuit but we need to email Governor Hobbs TODAY to secure the win!
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 REVOKE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY!
15 Tribes and Organizations submit comments for Copper World Air Permit
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.
Energy Permitting Reform Act Threatens to reverse the 2022 Rosemont Decision
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.
November 13, 2024
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