As a conservationist, I hope the state does a very thorough study on the potential environmental impacts of the project. You said you were curious what the hold up would be on the permits. Freshwater quality is a serious issue in today’s world, particularly in and around the ogallala. A poster last week brought up the issue of potentially releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere by mining this deposit, I was unaware of that possibility but that may be an issue for the air quality permit.
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