Phoenix, AZ –(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2011. Today, the Sierra Club applauded an announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recommending protection for more than a million acres of public lands adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park from mineral exploration and mining for 20 years. The area will remain temporarily protected from new mining claims by Interior’s Bureau of Land Management until the recommendation goes into effect.
“Secretary Salazar’s action will help protect the Grand Canyon’s…
