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

Tim Peterson, EcoFlight

08/23/22

Bears Ears, Uranium

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back for Uranium Mill near Bears Ears

Radioactive materials remain uncovered at the controversial White Mesa uranium mill near Bears Ears National Monument.

Tim Peterson

06/28/22

Bears Ears, National Monuments, Native America

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Historic Sign and Signing for Bears Ears

Tribal leaders signed a cooperative agreement to jointly manage Bears Ears National Monument and unveiled the first Bears Ears sign.

Tim Peterson, flown by EcoFlight

04/26/22

Bears Ears, Native America, Uranium

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Uranium Mill Near Bears Ears Still Violating Clean Air Act

If the mill can’t store Superfund waste lawfully, should it really be continuing to process and discard other radioactive wastes?

Blake McCord

03/15/22

Bears Ears, Native America, Uranium

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Bears Ears and the Radioactive Waste Dump Next Door

The White Mesa uranium mill threatens people and the environment a mile from Bears Ears National Monument.

Tim Peterson

12/14/21

National Monuments, Bears Ears

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7 Places Unique to Bears Ears – with Protections Restored

Seven extraordinary places protected again in Bears Ears National Monument.

Tim Peterson

12/7/21

Bears Ears, National Monuments

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Bears Ears and the White House’s New Commitments to Tribal Nations

The Biden administration is taking steps to honor tribal sovereignty as management planning for Bears Ears begins to take shape.

Tim Peterson

10/8/21

National Monuments, Bears Ears, DC Dispatch

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Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Restored!

Today, President Biden signed proclamations restoring Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

Tim Peterson

08/24/21

Bears Ears, National Monuments, Native America

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5 Places that Deserve Renewed Protections at Bears Ears

Five unique and significant places in Bears Ears that are deserving of protection.

K. Thomas, National Park Service

08/18/21

Uranium, Native America, Grand Canyon, Bears Ears

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Feds Mull Uranium Reserve Despite Environmental Injustice

A uranium reserve would subsidize the uranium industry at the expense of the Grand Canyon, Bears Ears, and frontline communities.

Dom Smith, EcoFlight

08/11/21

Bears Ears, Uranium

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Uranium Mill Near Bears Ears Turns to Rare Earths

A last-ditch effort to extend the life of a uranium mill near Bears Ears that should have closed long ago.

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