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Environmental group sues to stop large mining project on Sevier Lake
An environmental group is suing the Bureau of Land Management over the agency’s approval of a mining project in Utah’s West Desert. It’s the latest development in several years of litigation and back-and-forth over the Sevier Playa Potash Project, which would give Peak Minerals 124,000-acres of mineral rights. The proposal was originally approved by the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, in 2019. Potash is a trade name for minerals with potassium used in fertilizer, but also used to manufacture other products like soap, glass and synthetic rubber. It’s often found in the brines ...
