Results for keyword: uranium mining
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A uranium mill makes no sense in western Colorado
The uranium mill proposed for western Colorado will have harmful effects on the health and environment of the entire region.
by Emily Shoff, Mar 02, 2011 -
A contaminated history unearthed
Investigative reporter Judy Pasternak describes uranium's effects on the Navajo Nation in Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed.
by Molly Beer, Dec 05, 2010 -
Let's not forget the hidden costs of uranium mining
Uranium mining hasn't caused any massive cave-ins or oil spills, but it has resulted in a huge death toll all the same.
by Jen Jackson, Jun 15, 2010 -
Dueling Claims
A tribal attempt to protect New Mexico's Mount Taylor sparks a bitter struggle over uranium mining, religious differences and claims to an ancient landscape.
by Laura Paskus, Dec 02, 2009 -
Sci-fi conservation
Enviros create force-fields around national parks. Also: Recovery Act funds are coming to BLM lands in the Western states.
by Ray Ring , May 20, 2009 -
On Cancer’s Trail
The women in Stefanie Raymond-Whish’s family have a history of breast cancer, and the young Navajo biologist wants to know whether the uranium on the reservation might have something to do with it.
by Florence Williams, May 26, 2008 -
A well
Glenda Rangel and her family grew up drinking from and swimming in water tanks dangerously polluted with uranium.
by Florence Williams, May 26, 2008 -
A patient
Kathleen Tsosie, who has devoted her life to helping others, now faces the frightening possibility that her breast cancer has returned.
by Florence Williams, May 26, 2008 -
Uranium: It’s worse than you think
Westerners in towns like Durango, Colo., and Monticello, Utah, have been exposed to mine tailings for years, unaware that uranium might be even more dangerous than scientists used to believe.
by Jonathan Thompson, May 26, 2008 -
Tribe takes on toxic waste
The Navajo Nation creates its own version of Superfund
by Stan Bindell, Mar 18, 2008






