Brian Moench: Gov. Cox, if you allow the proposed Parleys Canyon mine to happen, your legacy will be 'the hideous destruction of Utah’s priceless canyons.'
as other types of air pollution. The scarred hillside will be a source of dust for as long as the mine operates and for decades afterwards. Drought, dust and dust suppression chemicals like magnesium chloride, will combine to threaten and injure the remaining vegetation that is not bulldozed in the beginning. Damage to the remaining trees will go far beyond the mine’s boundaries.“the large volume of water” required for dust suppression. But it’s never adequate.
After a tepid rebuff by the state on their 634-acre bid, Granite is settling for a staged approach to get what they want. Twenty acres to get their foot in the door, then expand into all the property that will have become instantly cheaper once those 20 acres have been denuded of all life forms. Despite Utah law, written by legislators to cater to mining interests, these state agencies still have some discretion on whether to sign off on this looming disaster. But they are tying their own hands behind their back. Instead of the state intervening to stop this assault, it is holding Granite’s coat while they do it in broad daylight. If the state cannot or will not prevent such an outcome, Utah will become the poster child of failed government.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is in charge of these agencies, and he is well aware of the wide spread, justifiable public opposition to the mine. We are reminded of interventions by former Utah governors that prevented massive environmental damage. Jon Huntsman intervened on the Defense Department’s proposed
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