Uranium Mining ban near Grand Canyon stays intact

The Navajo Hopi Observer reports that the ban on uranium mining on 1 million acres of public land near Grand Canyon will be kept in place. Judge David Campbell rejected all claims to the contrary made by uranium mining firms on his decision on March 20th. The moratorium was put up in January 2012, to…

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Uranium mining threatens Hualapai, Havasupai and Navajo nations, and tourism industry (The Arizona Republic, 2011, en)

Salazar’s decision to halt new uranium claims would be consistent with permanent bans by Hualapai, Havasupai and Navajo nations on their lands that surround the park….mining is a minor part of northern Arizona’s economy (unlike tourism at the Grand Canyon) Uranium mining would hurt Grand Canyon area, The Arizona Republic, Tom Chabin,  28 Feb 2011,…

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Havasupi Warned: Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon (narcosphere, 2011, en)

Havasupai Warned: Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon   Posted by Brenda Norrell – March 16, 2011 at 9:36 pm   By Brenda Norrell   SUPAI TERRITORY (Grand Canyon) — When the Supai opposed uranium mining in the Havasupai homeland, Supai said it is a place of prayer for the well-being of the world. Protection of this sacred…

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Uranabbau am Grand Canyon – Entscheidungsphase über Moratorium (Coyote, 2011, ger)

Entscheidungsphase über Moratorium von Monika Seiller, COYOTE Nr. 89/Frühjahr 2011 Am 10. März 2011 hat die Umweltbehörde Arizona Department of Environmental Quality(ADEQ)den Anträgen der Denison Mines Corp. zum Betrieb von drei neuen Uranminen am Grand Canyonim US-Bundesstaat Arizona stattgegeben und eine Genehmigung im Hinblick auf Wasser- undLuftqualität erteilt. Der Betreiber hat damit einen Teilerfolg hinsichtlich…

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Uran-Minen versus Tourismus im Südwesten der USA (pogrom, 2011, ger)

Fukushima-Effekt am Grand Canyon?  HELENA NYBERG, INCOMINDIOS SCHWEIZ, AG URAN Erst der Super-GAU in Japan hat es möglich gemacht – Risiko- Reaktoren werden überprüft oder abgestellt und die Atomdiskussionen wieder heftiger geführt. Erneuerbare Energien stehen höher im Kurs. Und wie steht es um die Energiepolitik der USA? Immerhin fürchtet man sich auf Hawai’i vor dem…

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Mining ban extended in Grand Canyon (Center for biological diversity, 2011, en)

Mining ban extended in Grand Canyon http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/uranium-mining-06-20-2011.htmlFor Immediate Release, June 20, 2011Contact: Randy Serraglio, (520) 784-1504 1 Million Acres of Grand Canyon Watershed Protected From Uranium Mining GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK— Interior Secretary Ken Salazar extended interim protections from uranium mining today for Grand Canyon’s 1-million-acre watershed through the end of 2011; the secretary also…

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