Rushed Interior Dept. Rule Overrides Congress; Allows Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
After only 15 days’ review — less than half the normal period — the Department of the Interior issued its final rule (PDF) today that will effectively allow controversial mining of uranium next to the Grand Canyon National Park.
Abandoned Uranium Mines: An “Overwhelming Problem” in the Navajo Nation News and Research
A look at one uranium mine shows how difficult it will be to clean up the reservation’s hundreds of abandoned Cold War-era mines.
Spokane Tribe members worked gladly in uranium mines
Now they fear radiation from the mines is killing them
Health risks of the releases of radioactivity from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors
On a Wyoming Ranch, Feds Sacrifice Tomorrow’s Water to Mine Uranium Today
A battle over uranium mining at Christensen Ranch, a remote 35,000-acre tract in Wyoming, could shape decisions nationwide as mining surges in drought-stricken areas.