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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

01/11/16

Again, voters in the Grand Canyon state overwhelmingly support designating public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon as a national monument.

Blake McCord

01/4/16

Grand Canyon, Uranium

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Arizona Suspends Pollution Permits for Grand Canyon Uranium Mines

A spike in radiation levels in soil around an active uranium mine just north of Grand Canyon National Park has led Arizona to suspend air pollution permit renewal applications.

12/16/15

Grand Canyon, Uranium

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Gift-Wrapped, Cut-and-Pasted Pollution Permits

Christmas came early for Grand Canyon uranium mines. The secret Santas at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality gift wrapped air pollution permits for 3 mines.

Shane McDermott

12/1/15

Uranium, Grand Canyon

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Reality Check

We are surprised that a federal agency charged with caring for our public lands and waters summarily dismissed a reasonable request to safeguard the Grand Canyon region from toxic and radioactive contamination. But we're not giving up.

Ellen Heyn

11/19/15

Grand Canyon, Native America

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Saving Grand Canyon's Sacred Waters

Join the Havasupai, Hopi, Navajo, and Hualapai leaders to protect the Grand Canyon’s sacred waters from uranium mining on public lands that surround the national park.

Jack Dykinga

10/14/15

Native America, Grand Canyon, Uranium

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3 Things about the New Grand Canyon National Monument

Good news! We now have a shot at permanently banning new uranium mines on public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. Three things you should know.

Stephanie Smith

10/13/15

Maps, Grand Canyon, Energy

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Map of the Month: Grand Canyon Uranium Mining

What does it take to create a map of all the uranium mining claims around Grand Canyon National Park?

Michael Collier

09/24/15

Uranium, Grand Canyon

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Uncontrollable Risks

The Grand Canyon—not uranium mining—is the economic engine of the region, drawing over 4.5 million visitors per year and creating thousands of jobs.

Kristen Caldon

09/20/15

Grand Canyon, Climate Change

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Climate Change at the Grand Canyon

A new film series, Keep it Grand, examines climate change and other issues at the Grand Canyon.

Shane McDermott

09/3/15

Grand Canyon, Uranium

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Op-Ed Fact Check

County officials recently wrote in an op-ed that "the uranium mining industry has gone out of its way to protect the environment." But the uranium industry's track record tells a different story.

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