Nuclear Energy Groups Sue US to Reverse Uranium Mining Ban

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.

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