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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Randy Langstratt

09/19/23

Energy, Water, Climate Change

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Utah Oil Shale Project Loses Water, Abandons Lease

Estonian-owned oil shale giant is barred from siphoning 100 billion gallons of water from a Colorado River tributary.

Tim Peterson, EcoFlight

05/2/23

Bears Ears, Uranium, Native America, Energy

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A Bird’s-eye View of Bears Ears National Monument

Radioactive waste remains partially uncovered in enormous waste pits at the White Mesa Mill, on the doorstep of Bears Ears National Monument.

The Colorado River, Amy S. Martin

03/7/23

Water, Native America, Energy

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New Dams Proposed on Navajo Nation near Black Mesa

New dams proposed near Kayenta would pump water from the Colorado River, San Juan River, or local aquifers.

Randy Langstratt

02/28/23

Energy, Water

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Update: Utah Deal Drains Colorado River Water

An Estonian oil shale giant is trying to lock up water that would flow into the Colorado River. Will Utah allow it?

Tim Peterson

02/15/23

Bears Ears, Uranium, Native America, Energy

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Update: Southern Utah’s More Radioactive Future?

Documents reveal radioactive waste from Estonia shipped to the White Mesa Mill near Bears Ears National Monument.

Blake McCord

11/15/22

Water, Uranium, Energy, Native America

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Update: Flooding at Uranium Mine Near the Grand Canyon

Miners have pumped more than 49 million gallons of water laced with uranium and arsenic out of a mine near the Grand Canyon.

Green River, Michael Collier

07/12/22

Energy, Water

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Utah Water Deal Siphons Colorado River Tributary

There's something fishy about the water right for a massive oil shale facility in northern Utah.

Rick Goldwasser

05/10/22

Energy, Uranium

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Outdated Mining Law Needs an Update

America has changed a lot since 1872, but our mining laws have not.

Tim Peterson

04/13/22

Energy, Uranium

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Where Does the U.S. Get Uranium?

The United States imports about 16 percent of its uranium from Russia, 22 percent from Canada, and 11 percent from Australia.

Michael Quinn, NPS

03/10/22

Uranium, Energy, Grand Canyon

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Uranium off Critical Minerals List, for Now

After four years of being incorrectly classified as a critical mineral, uranium is finally off the nation's priority list.

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