The Supreme Court declined to hear a religious freedom case against the Resolution Copper mine proposed for Oak Flat, but two more lawsuits against the project aim to prevent the federal government from transferring the land to the company.By Wyatt MyskowPHOENIX—A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Forest Service cannot transfer land containing Oak Flat, a site sacred to the Western Apache, to a copper mining company until two cases against the project are settled after the Forest Service publishes its final environmental review for the project. The ruling resurrects the legal efforts by the tribe and environmental groups to stop the proposed mine.
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Last updated: August 18, 2025 04:13 PM
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