Apache Stronghold forces U.S. government retreat
APACHE STRONGHOLD MAKES U.S. GOVERNMENT RETREAT CAUSING 9th CIRCUIT DENIAL OF EMERGENCY INJUNCTION
CASE STILL PROCEEDS ON EXPEDITED BASIS
Apache Stronghold activists opposing copper mine gather outside the Arizona Chamber of Commerce in Feb. 2020.
OAK FLAT, AZ This afternoon [March 5] the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Apache Stronghold’s appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan’s Feb. 12, 2021, ruling. The Appellate Court refused to grant Apache Stronghold’s request on a 2-1 vote because of the Forest Service’s last-minute March 1, 2021, withdrawal of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. Prior to this withdrawal, the giveaway of Oak Flat would have happened by March 11, 2021. The Appellate Court fell for this Forest Service ploy although Appellate Judge Bumatay observed, “The Supreme Court recently suggested we do not acquiesce to such tactics.”
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Highway s route to get OK
Will run from Ohio River to I-69
Associated Press
JASPER, Ind. – The preferred route of a proposed highway that would run from the Ohio River to Interstate 69 in southern Indiana is expected to be announced late this year.
That route for the Mid-States Corridor will be identified in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement that should be published in the fall, the corridor s project team said.
Public hearings will be held after that document is published, including a formal comment period, The (Jasper) Herald reported.
After the project team considers all public comments, it will further refine the preferred route in what s known as a Final Environmental Impact Statement. The Federal Highway Administration is expected to select the final corridor for the highway in summer 2022.
OCEANO, Calif. The long-planned Central Coast Blue project in the Five Cities is moving closer to reality.
The project would create a regional recycled water facility to provide a sustainable water supply and protect the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin. Basically, we re trying to expand our water supply, said Pismo Beach Mayor Ed Waage. During the last drought, we came really close to losing two of our water supplies. With Central Coast Blue, this adds an additional water supply and this will also help protect our groundwater supply.
It s a collaborative effort between several agencies, including the cities of Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, and Grover Beach, plus the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District and Oceano Community Services District.