October 01, 2014
An Arizona federal judge on Tuesday tossed a bid from several mining groups to open more than 1 million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon to uranium mining, ruling the U.S. Department of the Interior had adequately consulted with local governments before declaring the land off-limits to exploration.
March 21, 2013
An Arizona federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid by energy and mining groups to overturn a federal 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, saying an unconstitutional provision of the law used to enact the ban doesn't nullify the government's authority to impose one.
January 09, 2013
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss complaints from mine owners and industry associations challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior's withdrawal of more than one million acres of Arizona land from mining activities but did agree to trim some environmental claims from the consolidated suits.