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9th Circuit rules Obama’s withdrawal of Grand Canyon land for mining legal

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//December 12, 2017//

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9th Circuit rules Obama’s withdrawal of Grand Canyon land for mining legal

9th Circuit rules Obama’s withdrawal of Grand Canyon land for mining legal

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//December 12, 2017//

A federal appeals court has rebuffed efforts by mining interests to reopen a huge area around the Grand Canyon to new uranium mining. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected...

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