On May 17, 2023, in Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (CBD v. FWS), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals set aside parts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
A judge ruled to halt a mine in Nevada, adopting a stricter interpretation of laws first implemented last year, the Associated Press (AP) reported Wednesday.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday blocked a bid from Rosemont Copper Company to dig a 6,500-foot wide open pit mine about 30 miles southeast of Tucson.In a 2-1 decision, the majority ruled to halt the project, which included mining infrastructure and plans to dump nearly 2 billion tons of waste rock on federal land.Heidi McIntosh is an attorney with the