Tribes, Enviro Orgs. Urge 9th Circ. To Halt Oak Flat Land Swap

By Crystal Owens ( September 9, 2025, 3:27 PM EDT) -- The U.S. and a copper mining company can't defend a federal law authorizing a land exchange in Arizona's Tonto National Forest, conservation groups and an Apache tribe told the Ninth Circuit on Monday, arguing that requirements for mining the site are unmet due to an inadequate final environmental impact statement....

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