Obama Admin Cuts Off AZ Uranium Mine, Creates 'Serious National Security Threat'
Tue, June 21, 2011 at 6:14 Bummer. So now the Obama Dunce "Corpse" is attacking Arizona jobs. Gee...I wonder why that is so...
The Interior Department has extended a temporary ban on the filing of new mining claims near the Grand Canyon with an eye toward protecting 1 million acres and giving the federal government more time to study the economic and environmental effects of mining. The department has been analyzing whether to prohibit new mining claims on up to 1 million acres near the park, or to allow the mining industry to stake more claims. The area has been under a temporary ban since July 2009. It was to expire in a month but has been extended to December.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he will support protecting the full 1 million acres from new mining claims when the final draft environmental impact statement is released later this year... But Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., slammed the Obama administration's "shameful effort" to cut off the land from future mining, saying the decision is making the U.S. "even more dependent on foreign powers and potentially creating a serious national security threat going forward."
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