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Act Now!

Urge your representative to support H.R. 644, The Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act, and permanently protect this treasured landscape

Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has introduced H.R. 644, The Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act, which would permanently withdraw a million acres of public land within the watersheds of the Grand Canyon from mineral exploration under the 1872 Mining Law.

An increase in uranium claim staking, exploration and mining threatens the Grand Canyon- one of our most beautiful national treasures. Industrial activity around the park could upset the ecological balance of the area or contaminate the Grand Canyon Watershed.

Please act now and urge your Representative to sign on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 644 to help place this irreplaceable landscaper.

Community Voices

Wassa District, Ghana

"People have lost their clean drinking water and their livelihood as they can no longer sell or eat produce from their farms through which the river runs."

News

Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions

There has always been an element of madness to gold's allure.

Golden Gamble in Grass Valley: A Legacy of Risk

At the Idaho-Maryland Mine, up to four tons of ore would have to be processed to produce one ounce of gold. But the steps taken to scrape together that ounce pose what scientists call two of the mining industry's biggest environmental risks: cyanide contamination and acid mine drainage.

A High Regard for the Earth

David Maisel's Aerial Photos Re-Survey the Boundaries Between Ugly and Beautiful