Congress has opportunity to protect Grand Canyon region
An overlook of the Grand Canyon. (Photo by Tim Brown/Courtesy Bureau of Reclamation)
The Grand Canyon Protection Act was recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Raύl Grijalva and passed in the House and has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. The bills will permanently protect about 1 million acres of public lands surrounding Grand Canyon from the harmful and lasting damage of new uranium mining.
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a conservation package that includes a bill to ban new uranium mining claims on more than a million acres
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Body believed to be Kentucky man found inside Grand Canyon
A body believed to be that of a Kentucky man previously reported missing at Grand Canyon National Park was found along with a motorcycle inside the canyon, park officials said Thursday.
Searchers on Wednesday found the body believed to be that of John Pennington, 40, of Walton, Kentucky, approximately 465 feet below the South Kaibab Trailhead, officials said in a statement.
Evidence found with the body indicated it was Pennington, who was believed to have entered the park on or about Feb. 23, the statement said.
The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examinerâs Office were investigating the incident, the statement said.