Judge Blocks Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon

By Richard Chasey, posted on April 8th, 2008 in Ecosystems, Energy, Politics

Originally Published by Environment News Service

Following a day-long hearing in a case brought by three environmental groups, a federal judge has ordered an injunction on British mining company VANE’s and the U.S. Forest Service’s attempt to drill for uranium within miles of the Grand Canyon National Park.

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