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PHOENIX — A federal judge has blocked a mining company from exploring for uranium near the Grand Canyon. Several groups had sued the U.S. Forest Service for backing the plan without full environmental reviews.
The Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Trust and Center for Biological Diversity sued the Forest Service last month for allowing British mining company VANE Minerals Group to drill in the Kaibab National Forest.
U.S. District Judge Mary Murguia in Phoenix issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction stopping the drilling late Friday after a hearing. The Associated Press
