Uranium industry asks Supreme Court to review Grand Canyon mining ban

The Hill: Two industry leaders in uranium mining are challenging the Interior Department's authority to place a 20-year mining ban on 1 million acres of public land next to the Grand Canyon.

The American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA) and the National Mining Association submitted a request to the Supreme Court last Friday, asking for a review of the Obama-era blanket mining ban that prohibits uranium mining on public lands next to the national monument.

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