Trump wants to ramp up US mineral production. Could the iconic Grand Canyon be a target? - The Trump administration is ...

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that comes as global instability and growing demand drive ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— The Pinyon Plain Mine (formerly Canyon Mine) appears to be gearing up for uranium mining operations fewer than 10 miles from the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

People who live near a uranium truck route and a processing mill gathered for a community forum, worried their concerns aren't being heard.

The public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park contain high concentrations of uranium ore. Mining bores deep into vertical rock formations called “breccia pipes,” making uranium soluble to ...

The new administration seems to think getting rid of these monuments will solve an imaginary national energy emergency. It ...

President Donald Trump has signed another sweeping executive order aimed at accelerating domestic uranium mining and production, calling it a national security priority. But ...

This story appears in the September 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. “If you break loose here, you can’t stop. You’re going into the abyss,” barks Rich Rudow. Normally he is ...

With hundreds of new uranium mining claims filed within just a few miles of Grand Canyon National Park, a proposed new law would close the area to mining development and prevent radioactive ...

The Trump administration is aiming to increase American mineral production, pinning falling production in the U.S. on what they have deemed “overbearing federal regulation.” Now, environmental ...

The Trump administration is aiming to increase American mineral production, pinning falling production in the U.S. on what they have deemed “overbearing federal regulation.” Now, environmental groups ...