Center for Biological Diversity: Federal Judge Nixes Approval of Idaho Phosphate Mine
June 06, 2023
June 06, 2023
BOISE, Idaho, June 6 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release:
A federal judge on Friday fully vacated a set of approvals by the Bureau of Land Management authorizing development of the Caldwell Canyon phosphate mine in southeastern Idaho.
Phosphate from the mine was slated to be used by Bayer AG -- which in 2018 purchased the pesticide giant Monsanto -- in manufacturing glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup brand products . . .
A federal judge on Friday fully vacated a set of approvals by the Bureau of Land Management authorizing development of the Caldwell Canyon phosphate mine in southeastern Idaho.
Phosphate from the mine was slated to be used by Bayer AG -- which in 2018 purchased the pesticide giant Monsanto -- in manufacturing glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup brand products . . .