save the scenic santa ritas
Posted May 12, 2022, 2:27 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
In a win for environmental groups and three Native American tribes,, a federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted the long-controversial Rosemont open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains about 30 miles southeast of Tucson.... Read more»
Posted Apr 20, 2022, 1:43 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Rosemont Copper's move to expand its operations in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson faces a new challenge after the Tohono O'odham Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Hopi Tribe asked a federal court to block the company from grading the slopes and dumping fill material in dry washes. ... Read more»
Posted Apr 14, 2022, 1:49 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Led by Center for Biological Diversity, environmental groups filed a notice of intent—a prelude to a federal lawsuit—against Rosemont Copper, arguing the company violated federal law.... Read more»
Posted Feb 18, 2022, 6:41 am
David Abbott
/Arizona Mirror
Despite widespread resistance from the city of Tucson, Pima County, multiple environmental groups and Indigenous tribes throughout Southern Arizona, Canadian-based Hudbay Minerals continues to push its Rosemont Mine project through roadblocks hoping to get final approval.... Read more»
Posted Feb 2, 2021, 1:28 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The U.S. Forest Service told a federal appeals court Monday that the Rosemont Copper Co. should be allowed to put mine waste on federal land near its claim in Arizona. ... Read more»
Updated Aug 1, 2019, 9:01 am
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Forest Service "improperly evaluated and misapplied" federal law, leading to "an inherently flawed" approval of a long-controversial open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson.... Read more»
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Updated Aug 15, 2018, 2:52 pm
Sarabeth Henne
/Cronkite News
A proposal for a massive open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson will be back in court this month as opponents challenge permits for the project, the latest twist in the battle over the Rosemont Mine.... Read more»
Posted Nov 28, 2017, 8:38 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Four Arizona environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit, seeking to overturn a decision by the Forest Service allowing the controversial Rosemont open-pit copper mine to move closer to development south of Tucson.... Read more»
Posted Mar 6, 2015, 3:38 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
The development of the controversial Rosemont copper mine hit a roadblock Friday after a Maricopa Superior Court Judge overturned a state-issued permit for air quality. ... Read more»
Posted Jan 13, 2014, 1:55 pm
Buckmaster Show
The Monday Political Face-Off featured commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Also, Gayle Hartmann, president of Save The Scenic Santa Ritas and Dr. Mark Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute.... Read more»
Posted May 31, 2013, 2:01 pm
John C. Scott Show
Interviews with Vince Rabago and Cathy Arnold about Rosemont Mine, Councilmen Paul Cunningham and Steve Kozachik about Tucson's new gun laws, incoming PCC Chancellor Lee Lambert about the future of Pima College, and Sentinel reporter Ted Prezelski with TC Tucson's Chris Keeney.... Read more»
Posted Feb 28, 2013, 11:32 pm
Buckmaster Show
An interview with Save the Scenic Santa Ritas Vice President Morris Farr about opposition to the Rosemont Mine.. Also, Dr. Peter Gordon, veterinary neurologist with Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, and Anita Kellman on the 5th Annual Beat Cancer Boot Camp.... Read more»
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Posted Dec 27, 2011, 3:29 pm
Buckmaster Show
Today on Buckmaster- We start things off with Terry Bracy, Buckmaster Show contributor on Washington and government affairs. Also, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report. Then, we've got a newsmaker interview with Gayle Hartmann of the Save the Scenic Santa Ritas.... Read more»