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

Blake McCord

11/19/18

The mill wants to add another 80 acres of waste ponds, but could the toxic goulash the ponds contain seep into groundwater?

Ed Moss

11/13/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Water

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Court Reverses Course in Canyon Mine Lawsuit

A case challenging a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park gets another day in court.

Deborah Lee Soltesz, U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest

10/11/18

DC Dispatch, Uranium, Energy

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Proposed Rule Change Could Make Mining in National Forests Easier

What is the Forest Service thinking about changing, why, and what will it mean for your national forests?

Blake McCord

10/3/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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A Huge Legal Victory, But We’re Not Done Yet

The Supreme Court has put an end to the legal challenge to the Grand Canyon mining ban.

Blake McCord

09/24/18

Grand Canyon, Native America, Uranium

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Grand Canyon Guardians Gather at Red Butte

A small tribe with a big voice, the Havasupai also have a big area to protect: the Grand Canyon.

Ed Moss

08/30/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium

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Grand Canyon Worth Way More Than Uranium

Today, it’s outdoor recreation rather than mining that’s feeding local economies around Grand Canyon National Park.

Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight

08/22/18

DC Dispatch, Uranium

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Protect Bears Ears and Grand Canyon from Uranium Quotas

Uranium quotas would effectively force the U.S. nuclear power industry to purchase more uranium mined from U.S. public lands.

Tim Peterson

08/15/18

Uranium, Bears Ears

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Controversial Daneros Uranium Mine near Bears Ears Appealed

The Daneros uranium mine is within the ancestral lands of several tribes, including the Ute Mountain Ute, Hopi, and the Navajo Nation.

Corey Robinson

07/24/18

Uranium

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Update: White Mesa Uranium Mill

White Mesa, Utah is home to the nation's last conventional uranium mill. Its neighbors are worried.

Ed Moss

07/20/18

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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Administration Contemplates Uranium Quotas

It's been decades since the U.S. has seen a rush to the hills for uranium. But under the Trump administration, that could be about to change.

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

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