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Arizona OKs Uranium Mining Permit That Puts Grand Canyon’s Groundwater, Springs at Risk
April 29, 2022
For Immediate Release -- Mine Threatens to Deplete, Pollute Groundwater, Springs -- GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved an aquifer protection permit late Thursday for a uranium mine near Grand...
Arizona to Permit Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Despite Ongoing Flooding, Water Contamination
June 24, 2021
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) proposed an aquifer protection permit Wednesday for a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park, with a history of flooding. The mine flooding threatens to...
MEDIA ALERT Irreplaceable: Grand Canyon
March 11, 2021
A webinar and podcast series focusing on ongoing threats to the Grand Canyon region, focusing on people, place, water, and wildlife: Four webinar programs. Free and open to the public. Accompanying podcast series to be released concurrent with the...
Conservationists Intervene To Oppose New Dam Project Near The Grand Canyon
August 3, 2020
Washington, D.C. — A coalition of conservation groups filed a motion to intervene today to oppose a preliminary permit for a hydropower project near the Little Colorado River by the same company that proposed two similar projects last year....
Conservation Groups Welcome House Passage of Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
July 21, 2020
The House today passed the Grand Canyon Centennial Protect Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act makes permanent a ban on new uranium mining on about 1 million acres of public land...
Groups Urge Arizona Sen. McSally to Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining
February 24, 2020
PHOENIX— The National Congress of American Indians and conservation groups today urged Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) to cosponsor the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, which permanently bans new uranium mining across 1 million acres of public...
Tusayan, Developers Begin New Push for Massive Grand Canyon Project
January 23, 2020
TUSAYAN, Ariz.— An Italian company has tinkered with its years-old plan to build a sprawling development on the doorstep of Grand Canyon National Park. But the mega-project would be just as dangerous to water resources, wildlife and visitors. It...
Conservationists Intervene in Ludicrous Effort to Dam the Little Colorado River
November 18, 2019
Washington, DC - Today a coalition of conservation organizations sought intervention and opposed preliminary permits for a series of new dams and reservoirs on the Little Colorado River just a few thousand feet from the Grand Canyon. Earthjustice is...
Here We Go Again: Sierra Club Opposes Damage To The Grand Canyon By Italian Developer’s Latest Attempt To Move Ahead On Massive Project Adjacent To Natural Wonder
October 15, 2019
(Tusayan, AZ) Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, among many others, is urging the U.S. Forest Service to reject a controversial and environmentally damaging project that would cram 1.8 million square feet of commercial space and hundreds, if not...
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...