Notice
23 Jun 2025
compliance, environmental regulation, epa, usa, clean air act, copper mining
🏭EPA Denies Petition on Morenci Mine Clean Air Permit
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated April 30, 2025, denying a petition dated December 6, 2024, from the Center for Biological Diversity. The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to the Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Copper Ore Mining and Processing Operations ("Morenci Mine") in Greenlee County, Arizona.
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