Take Action To Permanently Protect The Grand Canyon From Irresponsible Mining

Take Action To Permanently Protect The Grand Canyon From Irresponsible Mining

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<b>Salazar Temporarily Protects The Grand Canyon</b><br />Recently, we asked you to urge Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to withdraw nearly a million acres around the Grand Canyon from mining for 20 years. Thanks to the thousands of you that responded.<br /><br />Although Secretary Salazar has yet to protect the Canyon for 20 years, the area is withdrawn for the next two years.<br /><br /><b>Grijalva Introduces Legislation For Permanent Protection</b><br />While temporary withdrawal from mining is important, Congress needs to act to permanently protect the area.<br /><br />Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has introduced H.R. 644, The Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act, which would permanently withdraw a million acres of public land within the watersheds of the Grand Canyon from mineral exploration under the 1872 Mining Law.<br /><br />An increase in uranium claim staking, exploration and mining threatens the Grand Canyon - one of our most beautiful national treasures. Industrial activity around the park could upset the ecological balance of the area or contaminate the Grand Canyon Watershed.<br /><br />TAKE ACTION!<br /><a href='http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/676/t/572/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1604'>Urge your Representative to sign on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 644 to help protect this irreplaceable landscape.</a><br /><br />Thanks for taking action.<br /><br />Source: Earthworks

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