voornaam, It's unthinkable that our government would subject some of our most iconic -- and delicate -- wild places to dangerous uranium mining. Yet Congressional Republicans apparently can't stop thinking about it. Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and a number of his colleagues just called on President Trump -- who already opened Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears to mining and energy development earlier this year -- to reverse a ban on new uranium claims on a million acres of public land near Grand Canyon National Park. Not only would uranium mining threaten the region's cultural and ecological treasures, voornaam, its toxic runoff could pollute waters vital to Indigenous communities and local economies. The health and economic effects of such a move could be devastating -- and last for generations. We're already fighting the mining companies' efforts to overturn the uranium ban in court. We're prepared to mobilize the grassroots and rally our allies in Congress to stand up to Gosar and his pro-uranium colleagues -- but to do it all, we need your help right now. A generous donor will chip in $50 for every new monthly donor -- up to $150,000. Please, rush your emergency gift of $5 or more now. As soon as we receive your gift, we'll put a special Sierra Club gift in the mail as our thanks for standing up for our iconic Grand Canyon -- and you'll unlock a $50 MATCH. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time sacred lands have been threatened with uranium mining -- and the scars left by toxic uranium development in places like Utah and Arizona are painful and irreversible. In addition to decimating wild and sacred places, uranium mining threatens groundwater, contaminates food supplies and is linked to patterns of kidney failure and cancer in surrounding communities on the Navajo Nation in Arizona and the Ute Tribe in Utah. And given uranium has a half-life of 4.5 billion years, there's no quick or easy cleanup. That's why we can't move fast enough to stop Gosar and the other pro-mining politicians from reversing crucial protections and opening lands surrounding the Grand Canyon to uranium development. Please, help us save the Canyon's watershed -- and its people -- from toxic mining with your gift of $5 or more now. Click here to rush your emergency monthly gift of $5 or more now to have your gift MATCHED with $50 -- and receive your exclusive Insulated Cooler Tote as our thanks. The big mining companies and their allies in Congress repeatedly put their interests ahead of the health and well-being of the people who live on and near our precious public lands. I'm so grateful you're on our side, fighting to save the Grand Canyon from corporate greed and contamination -- before it's gone forever. Thank you. With determination,  Michael Brune
Executive Director
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