While I agree with the sentiments of the locals that feel they will be negatively impacted, as an investor the following paragrpah stood out to me and made my day:

"He is not optimistic about their chances of stopping the mine. No one I speak with is. Hoffman said that legal challenges to environmental impact statements are hard to win as long as the basic procedures were followed, it’s difficult to convince a judge that shoddy scientific work is an issue."