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The Associated Press 06\/06\/2024\u00a0 A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. Judge Jennifer Zipps said in her ruling issued Thursday that the plaintiffs were years too late in bringing their challenge. It followed an earlier decision in which she dismissed their requests for a preliminary injunction, saying the Bureau of Land Management had fulfilled its obligations to identify historic sites and prepare an inventory of cultural resources. The disputed stretch of the SunZia transmission line is in southern Arizona\u2019s San Pedro Valley and passes through an area that holds historic, cultural and religious significance for… <\/p>\n

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The Associated Press 06\/06\/2024\u00a0 A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. Judge Jennifer Zipps said in her ruling issued Thursday that the plaintiffs were years too late in bringing their challenge. It followed an earlier decision in which she dismissed their requests for a preliminary injunction, saying the Bureau of Land Management had fulfilled its obligations to identify historic sites and prepare an inventory of cultural resources. The disputed stretch of the SunZia transmission line is in southern Arizona\u2019s San Pedro Valley and passes through an area that holds historic, cultural and religious significance for... <\/p>\n

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