Army Corps Pulls Plug on Utah Mining Waste Study
Published Date: 6/20/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is stopping plans to study the environmental effects of expanding the Kennecott Tailings Impoundment in Salt Lake County, Utah. This means no big environmental report will be made right now, affecting local communities and government agencies. The change saves time and money by pausing this review process for now.
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EIS Withdrawal for Kennecott Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Kennecott Tailings Impoundment Expansion Project in Salt Lake County, Utah. The NOI had been published in the Federal Register on March 17, 2023, and with this withdrawal the Corps is not preparing the EIS now, pausing the environmental review process and affecting local communities and government agencies.
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