EPA lifts drinking water protections to advance Utah copper mine expansion

Federal and state decisions advance the expansion of the southeastern Utah operation, though local concerns persist.

(Zak Podmore | The Salt Lake Tribune) Heap leach pads and ponds at the Lisbon Valley Copper Mine in San Juan County on Nov. 12, 2020.

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