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Wastewater Ski Slopes

A battle over sacred lands could be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court

By Sam Stoker

A legal battle over the fate of the San Francisco Peaks, one of the southwest’s most ecologically diverse and sacred mountains, could be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. A coalition of six Native American tribes and three environmental organizations says it intends to file an appeal after an Aug. 8 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals favored… return to article

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