Appeals Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban
December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release:
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 million acres of public lands adjacent to Grand Canyon.
The court ruled that the ban, adopted in 2012, complies with the Constitution and federal environm . . .
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 million acres of public lands adjacent to Grand Canyon.
The court ruled that the ban, adopted in 2012, complies with the Constitution and federal environm . . .