Bill that would stop 100-year mining permit near San Joaquin River fails
A bill introduced by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula aimed at stopping a century-long mining project in Fresno County did not make it out of committee Monday afternoon. That mining project would drill a 600-foot deep pit near the San Joaquin River in Fresno County. Arambula introduced a bill, AB1425, which went before the Natural Resources Committee in Sacramento this afternoon. It would have disqualified building materials company CEMEX’s proposed 100-year mining expansion project utilizing hard rock mining, blasting and drilling that deep pit. … The San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust has been strongly opposed to the project because of its potential impact on the environment.
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