Hudbay Minerals

Bill would speed approval of power lines, mines on Western public lands

A proposed federal permitting reform bill scheduled for a U.S. Senate vote could accelerate approval of transmission lines, mines and potentially data centers on public lands. Environmental and tribal groups oppose the measure, warning it would weaken environmental reviews, tribal consultation and legal challenges; Arizona advocates fear it could revive Hudbay Minerals’ plans for the Copper World mine near Vail.