Salazar extends ban on filing new mining claims on a million acres of public land near the canyon-
Addition: Sierra Club happy (see bottom)
Salazar put the ban in place in 2009 after worry he would not. Now he has extended it six months. The Bush Administration had encouraged filing claims. which are property […]
Continue Reading →Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act-
Bill Would Stop Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park. ENS
Ex-Secretary of Interior Kempthorne deliberately refused to prevent this potentially massive group of developments from being halted despite protests from the Los Angeles Water District, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Coconino County […]
Continue Reading →Grijalva didn’t raise enough campaign money for the House Democrats?
Did Emanuel Scuttle Grijalva’s Nomination? Daily Kos
Continue Reading →Article suggests the choice will be Thompson-
Grijalva gets Hispanic groups’ backing for Interior chief. By Tony Davis. Arizona Daily Star.
Thompson would do little for Obama. He’s from the wrong state. Obama needs a Hispanic. Appointment of a secretary for favors the issues of sportsmen groups will not drag many away from […]
Continue Reading →From the Huffington Post-
Grijalva and Solis. Column by Steve Cobble.
And from New West. Grijalva Obama’s Best Bet at Interior. By Joan McCarter.
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