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Rick Goldwasser

Bill Would Ban New Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park

Source: Fronteras Desk

News|December 19, 2019

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema introduced legislation Thursday that would ban any new uranium mining on land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. The legislation would make permanent a ban on new... Read Original Story

Historic deal will keep southern Utah’s Zion Narrows open to hikers forever

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

News|December 17, 2019

No one will ever see “no trespassing” signs in Zion Narrows, thanks to a complicated land deal tapping money from myriad federal, state and private sources that will keep a historic property in a... Read Original Story

Corey Robinson

More Domestic Uranium Mining Could Mean Business For Southern Utah

Source: KUER

News|December 12, 2019

The federal government could ramp up spending on domestically produced uranium, based on a recommendation from a working group created by President Donald Trump. That recommendation has not been... Read Original Story

Beehive State’s native bees under pressure from invading European honeybees

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

News|December 7, 2019

There’s a profound irony to Utah’s state symbol, the honeybee hive. Although Utah is home to over 1,000 species of native bees, honeybees were actually introduced to Utah from Europe. Among America’s... Read Original Story

Blake McCord

Mine near Grand Canyon uses polluted water to control dust

Source: Arizona Capitol Times

News|December 6, 2019

Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality is allowing a uranium mine operator to spray water laced with uranium and arsenic on the ground to keep dust down on its site, but it is considering the... Read Original Story

Blake McCord

Environmentalists, mining companies wait for Congress to act

Source: The Navajo Times

News|December 5, 2019

Amber Reimondo, along with the Grand Canyon Trust, has been working all year to see a permanent mining ban in the Grand Canyon go through Congress. They began to achieve that objective on Oct. 30... Read Original Story

Lisa Winters

Arizona tribes oppose plan to dam Colorado River tributary

Source: Associated Press

News|November 25, 2019

Native American tribes, environmentalists, state and federal agencies, river rafters and others say they have significant concerns about proposals to dam a Colorado River tributary in northern... Read Original Story

Shane McDermott

FERC flooded with opposition to Little Colorado River dam proposals

Source: Arizona Daily Sun

News|November 23, 2019

Many of the comments filed before the comment window closed criticized Pumped Hydro Storage LLC’s applications for four dams in the Little Colorado River. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission... Read Original Story

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