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Nuclear Energy Groups Sue US to Reverse Uranium Mining Ban
Feb. 27, 2012 03:06PM PST
Long TailBloomberg reported the Nuclear Energy Institute and the National Mining Association have sued the U.S. government in an effort to reverse a uranium mining ban on lands near the Grand Canyon.
Bloomberg reported the Nuclear Energy Institute and the National Mining Association have sued the U.S. government in an effort to reverse a uranium mining ban on lands near the Grand Canyon.
As quoted in the market news:
The two organizations, representing mining and nuclear power companies, today asked a federal court in Arizona to reverse a U.S. Interior Department ban, announced Jan. 9, on new hard-rock mining claims on about 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of land, according to an e-mailed statement. The lawsuit couldn’t be independently confirmed from court records.