THREAD: The Trump administration released its recommendations for bailing out foreign-owned uranium companies that want to mine near the Grand Canyon. https://www.energy.gov/strategy-restore-american-nuclear-energy-leadership">https://www.energy.gov/strategy-...
The important bit is buried on pg 19: "expand access to
uranium deposits on federal lands.... and consider categorical exclusions for uranium mineral exploration and development activities."

CXs are the environmental equivalent of an "Advance to Boardwalk" card.
That single line is what @SecBernhardt will use to justify not only lifting the Obama-era ban on new uranium claims in the Grand Canyon watershed, but give companies a fast track to drilling that threatens the entire existence of the Havasupai people. https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-mining-uranium-mining-threatens-our-home-the-grand-canyon">https://www.hcn.org/articles/...
Finally, all of this is WILDLY unpopular. The 2020 @RockiesProject poll found 77% of Arizona voters, and 71% of Western voters, oppose new mining around the Grand Canyon.

https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/stateoftherockies/conservationinthewest/2020/2020-conservation-in-the-west-poll-data/2020%20Western%20States%20-%20Interview%20Schedule_COMBINED.pdf">https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/sta...
As my boss just said, @SecBernhardt and the Trump administration could have easily taken this opportunity to take uranium mining at the Grand Canyon off the table forever. They took a huge step in the other direction today.

https://westernpriorities.org/2020/04/23/response-to-trump-administrations-nuclear-fuel-working-group-recommendations/">https://westernpriorities.org/2020/04/2...
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