Timbisha Shoshone tribe sues BLM over Ash Meadows mine drilling
A Native American tribe and coalition of environmentalists are challenging the Trump administration’s approval of a mine expansion that could threaten one of Nevada’s most delicate ecosystems. In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Timbisha Shoshone tribe, Center for Biological Diversity and Amargosa Conservancy allege that the Bureau of Land Management failed to fully consider environmental harm when it greenlit St. Cloud Mining to drill 43 holes adjacent to its existing Ash Meadows mine. … St. Cloud Mining intends to drill 200 feet into the ground and is expected to hit the groundwater table at about 100 feet, according to company plans cited in a Wednesday news release issued by the plaintiffs.
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