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WASHINGTON (AP) — One million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon would be off limits to new uranium mining under an emergency declaration adopted Wednesday by a House committee. Tapping a rare provision not used in more than 20 years, the House Natural Resources Committee voted 20-2 to stop any new claims to uranium on lands adjacent to the national park for up to three years.
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Flagstaff, Az. – Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, announced Thursday that the House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., introduced an emergency resolution to prevent uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park.
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Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline confirms the reality that energy is probably the top economic issue of our time. The significant increase in oil prices in the past month dramatically demonstrates the impact of energy costs to consumers and the overall economy, while the debate on global climate change has added another dimension to the discussion on the nation's energy future. How do we meet future demand and at what price? Political leaders from both parties are calling for the use of alternative technologies such as solar and wind, while others stress the need to build more nuclear and advanced coal-fired plants.
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