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The Havasupai Tribal Council and elders held a press conference at the Museum of Northern Arizona Oct. 4 to discuss the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the mining ban around Grand Canyon, calling it a long-fought victory and the answer to many prayers of the Havasupai Tribe. (Katherine Locke/NHO)

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Supreme Court upholds mining ban near Grand Canyon
Havasupai Tribe relieved and grateful for court's decision after years of litigation

In a major victory for environmental groups and the Havasupai Tribe, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by mining interests to overturn a 20-year ban on extracting uranium from about a million acres around Grand Canyon National Park.