ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. The project — approved in 2015 following a lengthy review — has been touted as the biggest U.S. electricity infrastructure undertaking since the Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s. Two tribes joined with archaeologists and environmentalists in filing a lawsuit in January, accusing the U.S. Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management of refusing for nearly 15 years to recognize “overwhelming evidence of the cultural significance” of the remote San Pedro Valley to Native American tribes including the Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Zuni and San Carlos Apache Tribe. |
Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of HaitiMore than 100 inmates break free from a Nigerian prison after heavy rainsEU military officer says a frigate has destroyed a drone launched from Yemen's HouthiFIFA seals closer ties to Saudi Arabia with World Cup sponsor deal for oil firm AramcoJeff Bezos's glamorous fiancée Lauren Sanchez is unrecognizable in neverNaomi Watts, 55, proves she's in the best shape of her life as she flexes her eyeTaiwan's presidentRevealed: The 5 popular brands responsible for the most plastic pollution in the worldYears after National Enquirer's Trump deal, the tabloid is limping badlyVenice launches pilot program to charge entry fee to day