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Arizona lawmaker urges White House to allow mining near Grand Canyon

  • Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen urged the Trump administration to overturn a national monument protecting lands around the Grand Canyon for mining in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior on Feb. 7.
  • Petersen and Ben Toma previously sued to revoke the monument's designation, arguing it harms state revenue and local communities by banning uranium mining and complicating land development.
  • Judge Stephen McNamee dismissed the lawsuit on Jan. 27, ruling that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.
  • The Grand Canyon is significant to multiple tribal nations, and the monument protects sacred sites and vital water sources, according to local Indigenous communities.
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Republican urges Trump to overrule court and open Grand Canyon to uranium mining

A top Arizona Republican is hoping the Trump administration will do what a federal court wouldn’t: overturn a national monument protecting lands around the Grand Canyon so that mining companies can extract uranium and other valuable minerals from the land. Arizona Senate President Warren Peterse...

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Republican targets Grand Canyon area through Trump so mining companies can extract uranium

A top Arizona Republican is hoping the Trump administration will do what a federal court wouldn’t: overturn a national monument protecting lands around the Grand Canyon so that mining companies can extract uranium and other valuable minerals from the land. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior on Feb. 7 requesting a meeting with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to discuss ending the “…

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After court loss, GOP targets Grand Canyon monument through Trump • Arizona Mirror

Senate President Warren Petersen on Jan. 13, 2025. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorA top Arizona Republican is hoping the Trump administration will do what a federal court wouldn’t: overturn a national monument protecting lands around the Grand Canyon so that mining companies can extract uranium and other valuable minerals from the land. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior o…

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Arizona lawmaker urges White House to allow mining near Grand Canyon

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is urging the Trump administration to reconsider federal land protections near the Grand Canyon allowing for mining activities. He sent a letter to the Interior Department requesting a review of a Biden-era national monument designation encompassing nearly 1 million acres that could house billions of dollars in uranium deposits. Supporters of the monument designation say it preserves cultural and environm…

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