So, more nuclear plants and more mining, and probably the minimal amount of environmental remediation -- just enough to make superfund sites commercially viable, I'm sure...

House passes $895B #NDAA with energy, environment provisions

The bill excluded bipartisan priorities such as permitting reform but included a host of provisions on nuclear power, energy security and minerals.

By Andres Picon | 12/12/2024 06:37 AM EST

"The House passed the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, likely setting up a vote in the Senate in the coming days.

"The 281-140 vote moved Congress one step closer to approving the annual defense policy bill, which is loaded with provisions focused on energy security, #NuclearPower, critical minerals and environmental remediation."

[May be behind a paywall]:
https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-passes-895b-ndaa-with-energy-environment-provisions/
#NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #RenewblesNow #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoUraniumMining #NoLithiumMining #NoCopperMining #RecycleElectronics #NDAA2025 #RecycleLithium

HT @Lilith111 - Judge overturns right-of-way for #CopperWorld across #SantaRita Experimental Range

Sep 19, 2024
by Paul Ingram

"A judge in Maricopa County ruled that state officials violated open meeting law when it approved the value of a right-of-way for the Copper World mine project, located 35 miles southeast of #Tucson in the #SantaRitaMountains.

"Owned by the Toronto-based Hudbay Inc., Copper World has faced a barrage of criticisms and legal challenges from #environmental groups, who have argued the open pit mine would seriously affect the Santa Ritas and the #SantaCruzRiver. Proponents have argued the mine's $1.7 billion investment will generate nearly $250 million in property taxes, and create more than 400 direct jobs and up to 3,000 indirect jobs in #arizona
[...]

"#Hudbay originally sought to build the #RosemontMine, planning a half-mile deep pit across nearly 2,500 acres in the Santa Rita Mountains. However that effort faced fierce opposition from environmental groups who argued the mine and its tailings in the #CoronadoNationalForest would bury thousands of acres within the range of the endangered northern #jaguar and the #ocelot, as well as nearly a dozen other #endangered and critical plants and animals."

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091924_copper_world_ruling/judge-overturns-right-of-way-copper-world-across-santa-rita-experimental-range/

#WaterIsLife #NoOpenPitMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #EnvironmentalImpact #EndangeredSpecies #CopperMining #RecycleCopper #NoCopperMining #Arizona