Work resumes on renewable energy transmission project in Arizona
Federal land managers briefly halted work on the SunZia transmission line earlier this month after Native American tribes raised concerns.
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Federal land managers briefly halted work on the SunZia transmission line earlier this month after Native American tribes raised concerns.
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The SunZia transmission line will funnel electricity from massive wind farms in central New Mexico through Arizona to more populated areas as far away as California.
Native American leaders vow to keep pushing the federal government to heed their concerns about the project cutting through the culturally significant San Pedro Valley in southern Arizona.
The tractors are back at work clearing land and building access roads for a $10 billion transmission line that the Biden administration describes as an important part of the nation’s transition to renewable energy. Billed by California-based developer Pattern Energy as an infrastructure undertaking bigger than the Hoover Dam, the SunZia transmission line will stretch about 550 miles (885 kilometers). It will funnel electricity from massive wind farms in central New Mexico to more populated areas as far away as California.