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Interior Announces Grand Canyon Mining Moratorium
The U.S. Department of the Interior is placing a 20-year moratorium on new mining claims in and around the Grand Canyon. Environmentalists say the ban is crucial to protecting the region. However, the mining industry and some Republicans say the moratorium will be harmful to Arizona's economy and the nation's energy independence.
The U.S. Department of the Interior is placing a 20-year moratorium on new mining claims in and around the Grand Canyon. Environmentalists say the ban is crucial to protecting the region. However, the mining industry and some Republicans say the moratorium will be harmful to Arizona's economy and the nation's energy independence.
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012, 8:07am
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012, 8:07am
Views: 1089
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