Grand Canyon-Area Uranium Mines to Be Blocked for 20 Years

Saturday, January 7, 2012 - 01:50 in Earth & Climate

In proposing the extended moratorium, the interior secretary, Ken Salazar, cited the potential of pollution in waterways and harm to wildlife, desert vegetation and air quality.

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