Article 422T3 Hawaiian conservationists vow to fight telescope plans despite court approval

Hawaiian conservationists vow to fight telescope plans despite court approval

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Breena Kerr in Hawaii
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Thirty Meter Telescope would be among the largest of its kind in the northern hemisphere, but natives say the land is sacred

Hawaiian campaigners who oppose a massive telescope on their sacred mountain say they'll continue to fight the project despite approval by the supreme court this week.

The fight over the 18-storey Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has been going on for years, pitting scientists against Hawaiian conservationists.

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