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National Review: The Biden White House Gives Copper the Shaft

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 25, 2023
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Mine workers do maintenance work 6,780 feet underground in the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 in Superior, Ariz., March 30, 2021. (Caitlin O'Hara/Reuters)

One of the country’s largest mineral reserves remains unmined amid environmental and legal challenges.

Tags Copper, Cu, Electric Vehicles, Extractive Industry, International Energy Agency, Mining, United States Forest Service (USFS)

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A Mother Lode of Obstructionism

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 27, 2023
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What does it take to get a copper mine approved in Arizona?

Tags Copper, EVs, Mining

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Fighting Fire Without Water: Solving New Mexico’s Water Crisis

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date October 7, 2022
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State officials and New Mexico’s congressional delegation can do more to prevent future wildfires.

Tags Calf Canyon Fire, Forest Fires, Hermits Peak Fire, Pollution, United States Forest Service (USFS), Water Crisis