DiverseCoalition Criticizes Resolution Copper Mine Draft Environmental Impact Statement
November 8, 2019
Phoenix, AZ – Yesterday, November 7, 2019, a coalition of 18 concerned groups filed comments detailing serious deficiencies in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on Resolution Copper’s proposed mine. The coalition urged the Tonto...
Flooding, Pollution Threat Prompts Call for Uranium Mine Closure Near Grand Canyon
August 20, 2019
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— Conservation groups called on Arizona officials today to close a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim, citing severe and ongoing flooding that threatens to pollute deep aquifers that feed the...
Federal Judge Halts Construction of Rosemont Mine in Arizona
August 1, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge today overturned the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains, citing the agency’s “inherently flawed analysis from the inception of the proposed...
Arizona Rep. Grijalva to Make Major Conservation Announcement Saturday at Grand Canyon
February 19, 2019
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. ― Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will make a major conservation announcement Saturday about efforts to protect Grand Canyon National Park and nearby public lands from the dangers of uranium mining.
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Industry Challenge to Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban
October 1, 2018
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the mining industry’s challenge to the 20-year ban on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.
House Hearing Attacks Grand Canyon Uranium Ban
December 12, 2017
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK— The Havasupai Tribe and conservation groups decried a House subcommittee hearing today where lawmakers considered lifting a 20-year ban on new uranium mining across 1 million acres of public lands near Grand Canyon...
Appeals Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban
December 12, 2017
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK— The Havasupai Tribe and a coalition of conservation groups praised today’s decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the Department of the Interior’s 20-year ban on new uranium mining claims across 1...
Trump Administration Targets Uranium Mining Ban Near Grand Canyon
November 1, 2017
WASHINGTON— The Trump administration wants to roll back a 20-year ban to allow uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, according to a Forest Service report formally released today.
Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon Filling with Contaminated Water
March 20, 2017
TUSAYAN, Ariz. – The controversial Canyon Mine, located just six miles from Grand Canyon’s South Rim, is filling with surplus water after a wet winter. In an effort to dispose of the water from the bottom of the mine shaft, mine owner...
State of Arizona Asked to Reject Permit Renewals for Uranium Mines Near Grand Canyon National Park
August 16, 2016
Conservation groups today asked the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to deny air permits for three uranium mines near Grand Canyon and to continue monitoring a mine that is no longer active.