The new monument could be 1 million acres or larger and protect areas considered sacred by tribes near Grand Canyon National Park but also eyed by uranium mining companies.

The Arizona monument would be aimed at safeguarding areas near Grand Canyon National Park that local tribes want to protect from uranium extraction

  • Yepthatsme@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Mining would be okay if it was well regulated and controlled and monitored but it’s not. Grown adults can’t be trusted to be responsible and seem to always ruin shit and not clean it up. So we all suffer for it.