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DesertRat

(27,995 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2018, 07:13 PM Oct 2018

Good news for the Grand Canyon from the SCOTUS!

Supreme Court this morning rejected the mining industry's petition to challenge the 20-year time-out on new uranium mining claims on 1 million acres of public land around the canyon.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/17-1286.html
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/us-supreme-court-declines-hear-industry-challenge-grand-canyon-uranium-mining-ban

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Good news for the Grand Canyon from the SCOTUS! (Original Post) DesertRat Oct 2018 OP

K not being on the court has already reaped a reward!? No wonder they want to ram this through, Fred Sanders Oct 2018 #1

I think you're right DesertRat Oct 2018 #2

So the latest is, Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #3

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

1. K not being on the court has already reaped a reward!? No wonder they want to ram this through,

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 07:21 PM

Oct 2018

4-4 means stalemate on all the RW agenda.

Just speculating but the mining industry must have been counting on K. being there.

As an aside Department of the Interior opposed the mining companies on this.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

2. I think you're right

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 07:32 PM

Oct 2018

I'm sure this is one of many reasons that the GOP wanted Kavanaugh on the court starting today.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. So the latest is,

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 08:07 PM

Oct 2018

the Mining Company that wanted to mine Uranium in that area as well as the Bears Ears Monument area,is in bad financial shape and are in the process of shutting down operations because of lack of funding.

So far they issued 425 k in stock to finance the original opening of mining has pulled their next round of financing.

Sure smells like a Con Job Mining operation.

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