Public lands protection package heads to Senate, would ban uranium mining in Grand Canyon
Public lands protection package heads to Senate, would ban uranium mining in Grand Canyon K. Sophie Will, St. George Spectrum & Daily News © Rick Bowmer, AP FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012, file photo, shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Ariz. Calls are mounting for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after a resident of the iconic park tested positive for the coronavirus and has been in isolation. Members of Congress and city, county and tribal officials have urged the Interior Department to approve a request from the park ...