Oregon Mining Company Fails to Stop Construction of Federal Power Line
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Judge denies mining company bid to halt Idaho power line over gold deposits in Oregon
A federal judge Thursday denied a request by Malheur Mining Co. to temporarily block construction of Idaho Power Co.’s 293-mile, high-voltage transmission line that’s slated to carry electricity from Boardman through five Oregon counties to Idaho’s Owyhee County.
Oregon mining company fails to stop construction of federal power line
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — A federal judge on Thursday denied an Oregon mining company’s effort to temporarily block a utility company’s ongoing construction of a federally funded power line. “Under this record, I don’t find there’s irreparable harm by not stopping the building of the power line,” said U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, ruling from the bench. The Idaho Power Company began construction on a 300-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line p…
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