The majority of the canyon's services and facilities – campgrounds, lodges, guided tours, etc. – are located on the popular South Rim. Because the Grand Canyon ... the area is closed from ...

If the area surrounding the Grand Canyon becomes a national monument, it would be further protected from uranium mining after former President Barack Obama put a 20-year pause on new uranium ...

The designation protects the area from potential uranium mining ... Kyrsten Sinema, who have advocated for the lands surrounding the Grand Canyon to be protected. The move is aimed at conserving ...

The Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument will conserve about 1,562 square miles in three separate areas north and south of the Grand Canyon. It's intended to protect ...

That move prompted the Interior Department to launch an environmental analysis of uranium mining in the area, leading ... miles of federal land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park.