2 days Ago By By SCOTT SONNER and GABRIEL SANDOVAL Associated Press
PHOENIX — Members of an Arizona tribe are trying to persuade a federal judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project near lands they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries. Leaders of the Hualapai Tribe and supporters appeared Tuesday in U.S.
District Court before the judge who issued a temporary restraining order last month for work at a site halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas. Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse before the hearing. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.
Please enable it in your browser settings. Frank Mapatis holds up flags as he joins other members of the Hualapai Tribe as in protest to try to persuade a federal judge to extend a temporary ban on drilling for a lithium project at U.S.
District Court Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Phoenix. Ka-Voka Jackson, director of cultural resources for the Hualalai Tribe, speaks during a news conference in front of U.
S. District Court as she joins other members of the Hualapai Tribe gathered to try to persuade a federal judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Phoenix.
Ka-Voka Jackson, left, director of cultural resources for the Hualalpai Tribe, speaks during a news conference in front of U.S. District Court as she joins other members of the Hualapai Tribe, including Duane Clark, chairman of the Hualapai Tribe, as they gathered to try to persuade a federal judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project Tuesday, Sept.
17, 2024, in Phoenix..
