Uranium Mining
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EIS Documents |
| Final EIS Canyon Uranium Mine |
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| Summary/Overview of NAZ Proposed Withdrawal DEIS |
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Maps |
| Map showing existing and proposed uranium mines at Grand Canyon |
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| Map showing uranium ore transportation routes at Grand Canyon |
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Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act |
| Briefing and map: Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 5583 |
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| H.R. 5583 — Bill introducing the Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009 |
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| Copy of H.B. 5583 |
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Written Testimony & Statements |
| Dr. Abe Springer’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee — April 8, 2010 |
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| Bill Hedden’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee — April 8, 2010 |
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| Robert L. Arnberger’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee— June 5, 2008 |
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| Roger Clark’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee — June 5, 2008 |
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| Bill Hedden’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee — July 21, 2009 |
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| Mark Trautwein’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee — July 21, 2009 |
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| Chris Shuey statement before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Natural Resources Committee, U.S. House of Representatives — March 28, 2008 |
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| Supplemental Information for the Record of the Joint Oversight Field Hearing on Community Impacts of Proposed Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park at Flagstaff, Arizona — March 28, 2008 |
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| Testimony of Dr. Joe Shirley, Jr., President The Navajo Nation before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands— March 28, 2008 |
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| Matthew Putesoy’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee — July 21, 2009 |
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| Testimony of Benjamin H. Nuvamsa on National Parks and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources Communityon the Impacts of Proposed Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park — March 28, 2008 |
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| David K. Kreamer’s written testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee — July 21, 2009 |
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Letters Opposing Uranium Mining |
| Letter from Jeff Bingaman (U.S Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources) to Interior Secretary Kempthorne — 10/21/08 |
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| Letter from AZ Representative Tom Chabin to Interior Secretary Salazar — 02/05/11 |
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| Letter to ADEQ from AZ Representatives Tom Chabin, Albert Hale, and Daniel Patterson about the lack of oversight on the Denison Arizona 1 uranium mine — 01/27/11 |
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| Letter from the Metropolitam Water District of Southern California to Interior Secretary Kempthorne regadring uranium exploration in the Colorado River basin — 03/25/08 |
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| Letter from the Southern Nevada Water Authority to Interior Secretary Kempthorne regadring uranium exploration in the Colorado River basin — 06/16/08 |
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| Letter from Nick Rahall, Chairman Committee on Natural Resources, to Interior Secretary Kempthorne regarding the Committee on Natural Resources' Resolution — 07/16/08 |
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| Letter from Arizona Game & Fish to Sen John McCain Re: Uranium Development near Grand Canyon National Park — 03/17/08 |
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Resolutions Opposing Uranium Mining |
| Resolution of the Flagstaff City Council regarding uranium mining at Grand Canyon |
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| Resolution of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors Opposing Uranium Development in the Vicinity of Those Portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Its Watersheds that Lie within Coconino County, AZ |
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| Resolution of the Navajo Nation Council regarding uranium mining at Grand Canyon |
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| Resolution of the Western Navajo Agency Council regarding uranium mining at Grand Canyon |
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| Resolution of the National Congress of American Indians regarding uranium mining at Grand Canyon |
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| Resolution of the Hualapai Tribal Council regarding uranium mining at Grand Canyon |
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| Resolution of the Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives (regarding uranium mining in Grand Canyon NP) |
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Reports & Other Documents |
| Preliminary Evaluation of Metal Contamination Sources in the Colorado River from Measurement of Lead and Uranium Isotopic Ratios by the Arizona Water Quality Center (University of Arizona / Arizona State University) — 12/08/08 |
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| Summary of USGS Contamination Findings |
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| Energy Fuels Nuclear Plan of Operations for the Canyon Mine — 10/84 |
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| “Uranium Claims Inundate Canyon” (Advocate article) |
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| Uranium Mining Fact Sheet — 02/11 |
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| Uranium Mining & Activities, Past & Present, Update for the Arizona Game & Fish Department and Commission |
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Legal Documents |
| Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction against Defendants Richard Stahn and the USFS, 04/08 |
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| Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief — Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Trust, and Sierra Club vs.
Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior; U.S. Department of the
Interior; and U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
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| Memorandum in Support of Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction against Defendants Richard Stahn and the USFS, 03/08 |
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| (Final) Memorandum in Support of Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction against Defendants Richard Stahn and the USFS, 03/08 |
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| Vane Minerals Settlement Proposal — Center for Biological Diversity v. Stahn, 05/08 |
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Press |
| Photos and EE News articles about the GCT's uranium mining ban education trip to Washington, D.C., 04/07-0411/11 |
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| “Supes want Canyon Country off-limits to uranium mining” —Arizona Daily Sun article, 02/06/08 |
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| “Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon” — New York Times article, 02/07/08 |
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| “The Cold War Threat to the Navajo” — New York Times editorial, 02/12/08 |
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| “Saving the Desert Southwest” — Washington Post article, 10/18/08 |
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| Roger Clark’s response to “Saving the Desert Southwest,” 10/25/08 |
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