Arizona: Judge Awards Tribe, Conservation Groups Right To Defend Grand Canyon In Court Case

Arizona: Judge Awards Tribe, Conservation Groups Right To Defend Grand Canyon In Court Case   Coalition Will Defend Interior Department Mining Ban That Protects Water, Wildlife, Sacred Lands   Judge Frederick Martone of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued an order Friday that allows the Havasupai tribe and four conservation groups to defend the U.S. Department of the Interior’s January 2012 decision to ban new uranium mining claims for 20 years across 1 million...

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