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Interior Secretary announces 20 year uranium mining withdrawal at Grand Canyon
Great News! On January 9, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar ordered a twenty-year moratorium on thousands of new mining claims that threaten to industrialize watersheds that drain directly into Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. The ban was achieved … Continue reading
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Socioeconomic study planned for Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Colorado River in Grand Canyon The Trust has begun development of a Socioeconomic Program for all resources on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. This is being done in partnership with other stakeholders within the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management … Continue reading
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Grand Canyon Trust Uranium Campaign Chronicle
Grand Canyon Trust Uranium Campaign Chronicle: 2007 – Jan. 2012 Beginning in 2006, the price for uranium began to rise. As a result, thousands of new claims were filed within watersheds that drain directly into Grand Canyon National Park and the … Continue reading
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Historic Partnership Advancing Science on the North Rim of Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, AZ – Against the stunning backdrop of the Kaibab Plateau and Vermilion Cliffs, a pioneering partnership has been forged to bolster the science guiding resource management and public lands stewardship along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. On … Continue reading
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Grand Canyon National Park to eliminate sale of water in disposable containers
Denver, Colo. – Grand Canyon National Park will eliminate the in-park sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers within 30 days under a plan approved today by National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional (IMR) Director John Wessels. Free water … Continue reading
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GCT & NPCA submit scoping comments on the long-term experimental and management plan EIS for Glen Canyon Dam
Grand Canyon Trust (GCT) and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) recently submitted in-depth scoping comments on the future management of Glen Canyon Dam. Click here to view the scoping comments..
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