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  "path": "/news/15032026/arizona-south32-hermosa-critical-minerals-mine/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-15T09:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
  "tags": [
    "Justice & Health",
    "Airzona",
    "Arizona",
    "Environmental Justice",
    "Forest Service",
    "Hermosa Mine",
    "Hermosa Project",
    "mine",
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  "textContent": "PATAGONIA, Ariz.—The U.S. Forest Service on March 5 announced it plans to soon approve the nation’s first critical minerals mine, South32’s Hermosa project, when it released the final environmental impact statement, which was permitted under a streamlined process. The federal government called it “a strategic investment in America’s energy future” that “directly supports U.S. energy […]",
  "title": "Nation’s First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Biodiversity Hotspot"
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