Posted July 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Tagged: Raúl Grijalva (AZ) Jon Kyl (AZ, National) John McCain (National) Ken Salazar (CO, National) George W. Bush (DC, National)

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/301603.php

The Interior Department announced Monday it is temporarily barring the filing of new mining claims, including for uranium, on nearly 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon.