Attorneys Get More Time to Argue over Contested Copper Mine on Land Sacred to Apaches

Court ruling revives fight to save Oak Flat from mining company

The odds of halting the transfer of the Apache holy land in Arizona to a mining company aren’t great, but they also aren’t zero.

Attorneys get more time to argue over contested copper mine on Oak Flat land

A U.S. district judge in Arizona has opened the door for the next round of legal wrangling as environmentalists and some Native Americans seek to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project. Judge Dominic Lanza in a ruling issued Monday denied motions that sought to halt the transfer pending the outcome of the case. However, he did preclude the U.S. Forest Service from proceeding with the lan…

Two Federal Cases Keep Fight to Save Oak Flat Alive

The Supreme Court declined to hear a religious freedom case against the Resolution Copper mine proposed for Oak Flat, but two more lawsuits against the project aim to prevent the federal government from transferring the land to the company.

US government sparks outrage with controversial decision on massive stretch of public land: 'We won't stay silent'

A sweeping environmental decision is raising major concerns about the future of America's wild spaces. The federal government is moving to roll back protections on a massive stretch of public land in Alaska, potentially opening the door to more dirty energy development in one of the country's most sensitive ecosystems. What's happening? The U.S. government has announced plans to reverse a major public land safeguard, opening up 23 million acres …

Supreme Court rejects Arizona tribe's plea to block copper mine

An appeal from Apaches who want to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

Attorneys Get More Time to Argue Over Contested Copper Mine on Land ...