05-31-2001
Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country
Judge decides for U of A, and against Mt. Graham
On May 15, 2001 arguments were heard in the Tucson federal court on whether
the 23-mile-long planned clear-cut up the side of Mt. Graham, for a power
line, is being installed illegally by the University of Arizona (U of A)
for their telescope project.
Judge Alfredo Marquez ruled the "balance of harms favors the university;
[meaning] their harm is worse than what is going to happen to the Apaches
and the red squirrels potentially," said Michael Nixon, one of the
attorneys for Apaches for Cultural ...
