Local governments, nonprofits urge mining regulation reforms

Kanab North Uranium Mine on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon stopped operations in the early 1990s. Revising federal mine reclamation policies is one of the changes sought in a petition submitted by nonprofits, governments and tribes on Tuesday. / Photo courtesy of Don Bills/ USGS
Kanab North Uranium Mine on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon stopped operations in the early 1990s. Revising federal mine reclamation policies is one of the changes sought in a petition submitted by nonprofits, governments and tribes on Tuesday. / Photo courtesy of Don Bills/ USGS

Arizona Daily Sun

It’s been only three weeks since 3 million gallons of wastewater the color of Tang gushed out of an abandoned gold mine in Colorado.

But that’s been plenty of time for a coalition of local government agencies and nonprofits to draft and submit a petition demanding reform of mine regulations.

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