Landmark legislation to permanently protect the Grand Canyon region from new uranium mining is stalled in the Senate. Please help push for a full committee vote. Comment today ›
Comment deadline: August 31, 2022
An antiquated law governs mining on our public lands, putting places like Grand Canyon National Park at risk. Ask the Department of the Interior to bring our mining laws into the 21st century to protect our waters, land, and communities. Comment today ›
The White Mesa uranium mill has been paid millions to bury radioactive waste a mile from Bears Ears National Monument, putting people and the environment at risk. Urge decision makers to protect the Bears Ears cultural landscape. Sign the petition ›
There's a new bill in the Senate to make the current temporary ban on new mining claims on public lands around Grand Canyon National Park permanent. Please urge your senators to pass the Grand Canyon Protection Act. Email your senators today ›
The same uranium company that successfully lobbied to shrink Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument now wants to bring over 100 tons of radioactive waste from Japan to the monument’s doorstep. Urge Utah regulators to protect the Bears Ears region ›
When Canyon uranium mine was approved in 1986, the owner insisted the mine would not hit groundwater. But it did. Now, the mine could put the groundwater that feeds seeps and springs inside the Grand Canyon at risk. Urge Arizona regulators to close and clean up the mine ›
A proposed mega-resort on the doorstep of Grand Canyon National Park threatens to guzzle precious groundwater that feeds the canyon's seeps and springs. Ask the U.S. Forest Service to take a closer look before paving the way for the project ›
The Grand Canyon may be a national park, but it's not as protected as you think. It faces the triple threats of uranium mining, inappropriate development (including proposed dams, a mega-resort, and a tourist tramway), and new wells drying the aquifers that feed its precious seeps and springs. Please lift your voice in defense of this magnificent place. Voice your opposition to destructive developments ›
