Congress has opportunity to protect Grand Canyon region
An overlook of the Grand Canyon. (Photo by Tim Brown/Courtesy Bureau of Reclamation)
The Grand Canyon Protection Act was recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Raύl Grijalva and passed in the House and has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. The bills will permanently protect about 1 million acres of public lands surrounding Grand Canyon from the harmful and lasting damage of new uranium mining.
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As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to helping stabilise communities hit hardest by the decrease in demand for coal energy, the Department of the Interior has announced the availability of more than US$260 million for states and Tribes to support reclamation efforts in fiscal year 2021. More than US$152.22 million is now available through the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act’s (SMCRA) Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grant programme. The department is also disbursing US$115 million through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grant programme.
“The Abandoned Mine Land grant programmes provide an important opportunity to revitalise local economies, support jobs, and address environmental impacts to communities from these legacy developments,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel Davis. “The job of cleaning up our lands and waters and revitalising our communities doesn�
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