The Interior Department will halt new uranium mining claims at the Grand Canyon, the Associated Press reports.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will make an announcement today, the AP said. About 1 million acres will be withdrawn from mining activity for two years while department studies a permanent solution.
The decision won't affect already filed claims that the U.S. Forest Service approved near the western edge of the Navajo Nation, where uranium drilling is outlawed.
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