City Council makes statement on Cemex controversy
The sunset is reflected in a pool of water at the proposed Cemex mining site in Canyon Country. Dan Watson/The Signal

City Council makes statement on Cemex controversy

Santa Clarita City Council formally expressed support at its April 10 meeting for Senate Resolution 96, a bipartisan effort to urge national officials to stop the proposed Cemex mining project…

Cemex hires firm to lobby for Soledad Canyon mine project
Abandoned equipment stands on the site of the Cemex site in Canyon Country. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cemex hires firm to lobby for Soledad Canyon mine project

The company behind a massive mine proposed for Soledad Canyon has hired three lobbyists in Sacramento to exert pressure on legislators for the project, Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, said…

Knight: Cemex mine, infrastructure, among 2018 priorities
Signal File Photo: Congressman Steve Knight speaks about his work in Washington during a public meeting. Dan Watson/For the Signal

Knight: Cemex mine, infrastructure, among 2018 priorities

Representative Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, said last week he’s had a positive year for legislation, but has already outlined several top priorities for the new year. The two-term congressman said he…

Santa Clarita uncertain on Cemex situation
A car drives past the Cemex mining site which can be seen from Soledad Canyon Road near Auga Dulce Canyon Road in Canyon Country. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita uncertain on Cemex situation

Santa Clarita City Council members recently approved a pair of $20,000 lobbying contracts to support its effort to keep a Cemex sand-and-gravel mine away from Soledad Canyon, on the city’s…

Lt. Governor supports closing Cemex mine in Marina, Ca
The city of Santa Clarita has been fighting the startup of mining on the city's edge by Cemex for decades. Jim Holt/The Signal

Lt. Governor supports closing Cemex mine in Marina, Ca

SOURCE: California Lt. Governor Newsom's office Lt. Governor Newsom Supports Terms to Close America’s Last Coastal Sand Mine Proposed terms would see beach dredging operations capped and shut down in…

Monuments order sparks local concern
Snow caps the San Gabriel Mountains east of Santa Clarita last December. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Monuments order sparks local concern

President Donald Trump’s latest executive order opening the door for the prospect of mining the currently protected natural land inside the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument has spurred some Santa…

Tanya Hauser: City Council: Cemex rejection, landfill silence?
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Tanya Hauser: City Council: Cemex rejection, landfill silence?

A March 16 article in The Signal entitled "Knight Re-introduces bill to stop mining in Soledad Canyon" states the following: "City officials have long maintained that the mine would overload…

BLM shakeup not likely to affect Cemex appeal of bureau decision
Site of proposed Cemex mine in Soledad Canyon as viewed looking northwest from Soledad Canyon Road. Signal photo by Dan Watson

BLM shakeup not likely to affect Cemex appeal of bureau decision

A shakeup of BLM’s top posts will not likely affect Cemex’s appeal to the bureau’s having rescinded its long-standing permits to mine Soledad Canyon, state and local officials said. And,…

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