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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Michael Collier

10/4/18

Utah Oil Shale Project Gets Pipeline Green Light

Enefit’s oil shale project would suck over 100 billion gallons of water from the Colorado River Basin over the next three decades.

Blake McCord

10/3/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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A Huge Legal Victory, But We’re Not Done Yet

The Supreme Court has put an end to the legal challenge to the Grand Canyon mining ban.

Ed Moss

07/20/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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Administration Contemplates Uranium Quotas

It's been decades since the U.S. has seen a rush to the hills for uranium. But under the Trump administration, that could be about to change.

U.S. Department of Energy

06/18/18

Energy, Climate Change, DC Dispatch

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After Lawsuit, Coal-Leasing Documents Finally Released

Dig into the true price of mining coal on federal public lands.

Ed Moss

05/31/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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Administration To “Enhance Access” For Uranium Mining

If the uranium mining industry needed any more grease for the skids, it just got it.

Ed Moss

05/10/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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Congressional Caucus: "Scrap" Grand Canyon Mining Ban

A reasonable ban upheld by the courts is protecting the Grand Canyon until the risks of mining uranium are properly understood. So why do some in Congress want to get rid of it?

Michael Quinn, National Park Service

04/25/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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The High Price of Uranium

The only reliably high price related to uranium is the one paid by the public in the form of tax dollars and public health.

Amy S. Martin

03/15/18

Uranium, Grand Canyon, Energy

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Mining Industry Efforts Ramp Up Against Protections for Grand Canyon

Next stop, Supreme Court? Two mining industry trade groups have petitioned the court to review the Grand Canyon uranium ban.

Blake McCord

03/6/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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Trump Administration Gives a Boost to Uranium Companies

Deadline: March 18. The federal government thinks uranium should be made more accessible for mining on U.S. soil. Send your comment now.

Tim Peterson

02/7/18

Bears Ears, National Monuments, Energy, Uranium

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Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Open for Business

For now, the threat is not imminent development, but speculation on future fossil fuel drilling and coal and uranium mining.

Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

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