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Night Sky and Astronomy

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According to a 2008 report by the Arizona Arts, Sciences and Technology Academy, the total dollar impact in Arizona attributed to Arizona’s astronomy, planetary and space sciences was estimated at $252.8 million in FY 2006. One of the report’s key recommendations is to employ “new measures to control light pollution emitted from growing urban areas that is degrading the effectiveness of existing Arizona observatories and limiting the state’s ability to attract major new facilities for optical astronomy.”

The Whipple Observatory, which is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, is located on Mount Hopkins in the Santa Rita Mountains. In a recent Arizona Daily Star article (January 19, 2014), the Smithsonian wrote, “the negative public perception of having a copper mine next to an observatory has already impacted future observatory revenues.” One example, it says, was its failure to secure the $700 million giant Magellan Telescope.

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  • Links to recent news and letters – 2021 February 15, 2021
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  • A major win for endangered species in the Santa Ritas February 13, 2020

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  • Pima County reaffirms resolution opposing Rosemont Mine April 19, 2019
  • Hudbay approves $122 million spending plan for “early works” at Rosemont March 29, 2019
  • Hudbay seeking Rosemont Mine joint venture partner after receiving key federal Clean Water Act permit March 15, 2019
  • Hudbay has failed to provide legal justification for Clean Water Act permit, Natural Resources Committee chairman says March 5, 2019

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Litigation Update

Speaking of which (the appeal originally filed in Nov. 2017 challenging the Forest Service’s approval of the mine), we now have a schedule for that case in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals – not definitive, but at least a general time frame:

 

After a lot of negotiating, the lawyers have come to an agreement on the final schedule of our cases before the 9th Circuit Appeals Court. Here is the updated schedule:

  • Feds opening brief due by 1 June 2020
  • Hudbay opening brief due by 15 June 2020
  • Then, our response by 3 September 2020
  • Feds optional reply brief by 2 November 2020
  • Hudbay optional reply brief by 9 November 2020

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