Interior halting uranium mining at Grand Canyon

Monday, July 20, 2009 - 19:14 in Earth & Climate

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Thousands of mining claims dot 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says his department has a responsibility to ensure those resources are developed in a way that protects communities, treasured landscapes and watersheds....

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