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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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Grijalva Speaks Out Against Grand Canyon Uranium Mining

Posted By on Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:00 PM

Yesterday, Reps. Raul Grijalva and Ed Pastor spoke out against a measure that would allow uranium mining near the Grand Canyon. Rep. Jeff Flake and other House Republicans attached the measure to a federal spending bill after the Obama administration imposed a moratorium on such mining in 2009.

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