On this day in Santa Clarita history, March 20, 2019, Cemex lost its federal appeal, marking the end of a decades-long battle over a proposed mega-mine in Soledad Canyon. A U.S. Department of the Interior review board denied Cemex Inc.’s appeal of a 2015 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision that canceled the company’s mining contracts in Soledad Canyon. The ...

Adds quotes from city of Santa Clarita With the 113th Congress failing to stop a large-scale mine moving to the Santa Clarita Valley, Cemex appears ready to start moving forward on their mining contracts. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Senate closed up shop for the holidays Tuesday night, after a flurry of last-minute ...

Updates with quotes from Cemex representative Sara Engdahl A New Mexico senator who claims to be an advocate for environmental causes said Monday he opposes the Cemex bill — which would prevent a 56 million ton sand-and-gravel mine from opening in the Santa Clarita Valley — because it sets a “dangerous precedent.” Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news ...

Editor’s Note: This is an editorial letter from KHTS AM 1220 Co-owner Carl Goldman to Senator Martin Heinrich about HR 5472, the Cemex Bill. Original publish date: Dec. 14, 2014 at 11:34 a.m. Dear Senator Martin Heinrich, My wife and I own the only local radio station, KHTS-AM in our community of Santa Clarita. We serve 300,000 residents in suburban ...

Photo courtesy of SCVNews.com While the House’s passage of the Soledad Canyon Settlement Act, also known as H.R. 5472, was a big win for Santa Clarita and others opposed to SCV mining, those in support of the move aren’t in the clear, yet. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The next few days ...