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Copper Mine Lawsuit Targets Galiuro Mountains | Mesa News
A major lawsuit is challenging a fast-tracked copper exploration project in Arizona’s Galiuro Mountains, alleging the Bureau of Land Management ignored endangered Mexican spotted owls and failed to consult with the San Carlos Apache Tribe—violating both the Endangered Species Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. Conservation groups and tribal leaders argue the environmental review was rushed, critical evidence was overlooked, and ancestral lands were disregarded, raising alarms that critical mineral development is being prioritized over environmental and cultural protections…
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