Grand Canyon National Park and its surrounding areas encompass some of the world’s natural treasures. As one of the seven wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon National Park is more than 1,000,000 acres and is home to the Colorado River, eight national historic landmarks and 11 federally recognized Native American tribes.
The Grand Canyon is threatened by harmful uranium mining that poses health and safety risks to the indigenous people who call the Canyon home. Uranium mining also poses a risk to the quality and quantity of the groundwater and the fragile streams and springs.
In 2012, then-President Obama, in recognition of the serious threat mining created, imposed a temporary ban on uranium mining on or near the Grand Canyon. This temporary ban is set to expire. Therefore, Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly introduced the Grand Canyon Protection Act (GCPA), which continues the current ban on uranium mines on or near the Grand Canyon National Park, which permanently prohibits uranium mining...