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Reuters: The Hawaii supreme court has temporarily blocked construction of one of the world’s largest telescopes on a dormant volcano, following a challenge by Native Hawaiians and environmentalists who say the project would damage sacred lands.
The state high court handed down the order late on Tuesday, suspending until 2 December the permit for the project near the summit of the Mauna Kea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, court papers said.
The order follows an announcement by TMT International Observatory,......
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Hawaii court halts construction of world’s largest telescope on volcano
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 19th, 2015
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