The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality recently granted an aquifer protection permit for a uranium mine located less than 10 miles from a tribal community in the Grand Canyon, but the Havasupai Tribe still has concerns about the quality of its water.
The Havasupai Tribal Council sent a letter of opposition to ADEQ Friday.
It reiterated its opposition to Pinyon Plain Mine and said the state failed to consider the best science available or the concerns of the tribe, which has opposed the mine for decades...