Scott Sonner
Scott Sonner is an author at Religion News Service.
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Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
By Scott Sonner — August 26, 2024
A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries. Lawyers for the national environmental group Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe. […]
Judge rules against tribes in fight over Nevada lithium mine they say is near sacred massacre site
By Scott Sonner — November 17, 2023
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The judge's new ruling is the latest in a series that have turned back legal challenges to the mine on a variety of fronts.
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