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The Forest Service does not understand why it’s inappropriate for Rosemont’s PR firm to organize public comments

Excellent overview article in the Tucson Weekly. The Forest Service’s response to Rosemont’s PR firm planning the public comment process is: “[i]t was just logistics—just helping us with the workload.” So according to the Forest Service, it is apparently ok … Continue reading

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Rosemont caught with its hand in the cookie jar (again)

In another sordid chapter involving the Forest Service and its relationship with Augusta Resource and its subsidiary Rosemont Copper, a letter signed by 11 leaders of environmental and conservation organizations was sent this week to Coronado National Forest Supervisor Jim … Continue reading

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Press Release: Forest Service Now Accepting Critical Public Comments on Adverse Impacts of Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine

Rosemont Opposition Coalition to hold press conference Friday October 14 following USFS press conference. (Tucson, Ariz.)—Concerned citizens have an opportunity to formally comment on the adverse environmental and economic impacts of the Rosemont Copper Company’s proposed open-pit mine in the … Continue reading

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