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On the recordMay 10, 2023
the Forest Service concluded sulfide ore copper mining could result in, and I quote, 'extreme, serious, and irreparable harm' in the watershed of this wilderness area.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez cites Forest Service findings on the dangers of sulfide ore copper mining.

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