Judge rules against Rosemont copper mine a second time; At issue is surrounding critical habitat for imperiled species

摘要

THE U.S. FISH and Wildlife Service was ordered by U.S. District Judge James Soto to redo three parts of its 2016 biological opinion that helped clear the way for final approval of the $1.9 billion Rosemont copper mine project in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson, AZ. It marks the second time that Soto has ruled against the proposed project. In the most recent ruling, the court said the federal wildlife officials applied the wrong standard when assessing whether the mine would likely affect the critical habitat of jaguars and other imperiled species.