Seattle arena can move forward after environmental review (The Associated Press)

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The hopes of bringing the NBA back to Seattle and adding an NHL team passed a significant milestone Thursday when a final environmental impact statement found no major issues to block a projected new multipurpose arena in Seattle's stadium district. ''I believe based on the conversations I've had with the NBA that without hockey first we're probably not going to get to an arena in Seattle,'' Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said.

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