Locals rally to protect Ironwood Forest from renewed threats by Trump administration - AZ Luminaria

Locals rally to protect Ironwood Forest from renewed threats by Trump administration - AZ Luminaria

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT — Standing in front of a crowd of 100 people Saturday, Mike Quigley pointed out into the distance to a nearby copper mine. “We can have that,” he said. Then he gestured to the mountain behind him. “Or we can have this.”  For 25 ye…