Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee took up a bill to ban uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, which an Arizona tribe has been watching the bill closely.
The Havasupai live in the western Grand Canyon and have opposed the Pinyon Plain uranium mine on the South Rim for years, without much success.
The Grand Canyon Protection Act won’t stop existing mining claims, and it will need a boost from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to reach a vote on the Senate floor...