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Prospectors file uranium claims across Bears Ears after Trump opened land
Original: After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in https:// grist.org/politics/trump-bears -ears-min
Following the Trump administration's opening of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah to commercial activity, prospectors have moved quickly to stake mining claims. Reporting by Grist indicates that claims covering the 1.2 million acres once protected as a monument have been filed by small-scale Utah miners, most of them interested in uranium, raising concerns about the future of the culturally and ecologically sensitive landscape.
Why now: Trump-era changes to Bears Ears National Monument allowed mining claims on land formerly protected, prompting new activity and debate.
Bears Ears National MonumentDonald TrumpUtahGrist
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- After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in https:// grist.org/politics/trump-bears -ears-mining-claims-prospectors-utah/ All the claims on the 1.2 million acres appear to have been filed by small-scale miners in Utah with an interest in uranium. #… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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