URANIUM
Miners press for White House action, Grand Canyon access
President Trump has given uranium mining companies more time to make their case for a bailout, stoking fears about renewed mining outside Grand Canyon National Park.
Dylan Brown
Reporter
Dylan covers the mining industry and American Indian issues. Since joining Greenwire in April 2014, he's also written about the U.S. Geological Survey, endangered species, public lands and wildlife trafficking. He worked previously for Idaho's The Lewiston Morning Tribune. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 2013.
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BRISTOL BAY
Unending mine fight strains Alaska villages
ILIAMNA, Alaska — For nearly 20 years Alaskans have been fighting over the fate of a massive potential mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay. More than $1 billion into the battle, many Alaska Native villagers are just sick of fighting about it.
URANIUM
White House gives nuclear working group 30 more days
The White House has given itself another month to address mining industry concerns about how American nuclear plants get their uranium.
MINING
Interior proposes slashing soda ash, other mineral royalties
The Interior Department unveiled a rule today to help cut royalty rates for non-energy minerals extracted from public lands.
BRISTOL BAY
Greens join legal fray over EPA's dropped Pebble veto threat
More than a dozen environmental groups today sued EPA for canceling a Clean Water Act veto that could have hamstrung Alaska's proposed Pebble mine.