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Washington County Joins Suit Against Federal Government

Utah's Washington County has joined Mohave County, Arizona and other Uranium mining concerns in filing a lawsuit against the Federal Government.

The lawsuit is directed against Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the Department of Interior, the BLM and BLM Director Robert Abbey.

It calls for the reversal of Salazar's 20-year ban on new mining claims in one-million acres of public land adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park, announced in January.

The suit filed in federal court in Phoenix on April 19, alleges that the government failed to follow its own procedures under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.

Garfield, Kane and San Juan counties are also considering joining in the lawsuit.