Hopi Tribal Council Disapproves Carbon Storage Drilling Project

Hopi Tribal Council Disapproves Carbon Storage Drilling Project   Hopi lawmakers have rescinded their approval of a project to determine whether tribal land is suitable for carbon storage.   The Tribal Council narrowly rejected the federally funded project last week that it had approved in July. The northern Arizona reservation was one of two areas in the state identified by a group of researchers for such testing.   Lawmakers raised concern about potential environmental damage, groundwater...

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