Appeal Filed In Lawsuit To Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining

Appeal Filed In Lawsuit To Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining   Conservation groups and Native American tribes appealed a federal court decision that denied a request to halt uranium mining just six miles north of Grand Canyon National Park. The appeal filed with the Ninth District Court of Appeals challenges a lower court’s June 17 decision on the groups’ request for a preliminary injunction at the Arizona 1 uranium mine. The appeal was filed by the Center for Biological Diversity,...

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