A new uranium mining boom is threatening further harm to the people, water, wildlands and biodiversity of the Grand Canyon region.

The Obama administration is considering a plan that would protect up to 1 million acres of the Grand Canyon’s watersheds from new uranium mining. But only one of the alternatives they’re considering — Alternative B — affords protections across the entire 1 million acre watershed.

Please send an email using the form below telling the Obama administration that you support Alternative B’s full 1-million-acre protection. Keep in mind that tailoring the email to reflect your own personal experiences and concerns will carry more weight in the government's analysis.

Emails must be sent on or before May 4, 2011.

Thank you so much for your passion for protecting the Grand Canyon.

Photo and Action Credit: Center for Biological Diversity