A US district judge dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction of the $10 billion SunZia transmission line. The plaintiffs argued that there were alternative routes through existing power line corridors in Arizona that would leave the New Mexico San Pedro River Valley intact. The SunZia project aims to carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California.
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A US district judge dismissed claims by Native American tribes & environmentalists who sought to halt construction of the $10 billion SunZia transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as Cali. https://t.co/TQdIEmvqi4
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The plaintiffs claimed in their case there are "alternative routes through existing power line corridors in Arizona," which would "leave the [New Mexico] San Pedro River Valley intact." https://t.co/Smb1yXbBI9