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Lawsuit Challenges Fracking Leases Threatening Northern Arizona Groundwater
July 15, 2019
PHOENIX— Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today for leasing 4,200 acres of public lands for oil and gas extraction in Arizona’s Little Colorado River basin without any new environmental review.
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Quality (ADEQ) to deny air permits for three uranium mines near Grand Canyon and to continue monitoring a mine that is no longer active.
An Open Letter to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission – Uranium Mines Do Threaten Wildlife
August 4, 2016
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission seems more interested in playing politics than in considering legitimate concerns facing wildlife and habitat. Its statement about uranium mining being a “non-existent threat” to condors is just wrong.
Half Million+ People Call for Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument
July 6, 2016
WASHINGTON,D.C.-- Today groups announced the delivery of more than 550,000 petition signatures and comments urging President Obama to designate the proposed Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. The supporters join a long list of those...