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Tom Bean

Source: US News & World Report

News|July 2, 2019

Deep in the ground surrounding one of America's most well-known natural landmarks, the Grand Canyon, lies reserves of a radioactive mineral necessary for nuclear energy production across the country... Read Original Story

Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight

European company eyes Utah mill for radioactive material

Source: The Cortez Journal

News|June 28, 2019

Energy Fuels Resources is seeking a permit to allow radioactive material from the Eastern European country of Estonia to be shipped to the White Mesa Uranium Mill south of Blanding, Utah. In April,... Read Original Story

Critics attack Trump administration push to expedite uranium mining

Source: Cronkite News

News|June 25, 2019

WASHINGTON – Tribal members, environmentalists and lawmakers told a House panel Tuesday that including uranium on a list of “critical minerals” opens the door to expedited mining that will put tribal... Read Original Story

Tim Peterson

Tribune Editorial: Let Utah’s uranium dreams decay

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

News|June 23, 2019

Ready for another uranium boom? News that the Trump Administration may require the U.S. nuclear industry to use at least 25% American uranium is raising prospects and suspicions in southern Utah. The... Read Original Story

Ed Moss

San Juan County Commission will begin holding regular meetings on Navajo Nation

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

News|June 20, 2019

Monticello — San Juan County may only have 15,000 residents but it’s the largest county in Utah by geography, sprawling across 5 million acres of canyons, mountains and rivers in the southeast corner... Read Original Story

Blake McCord

Trump could revive Utah’s uranium mines any day now, but activists worry about the industry’s toxic legacy

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

News|June 18, 2019

A decision expected from the Trump White House in coming weeks could have far-reaching consequences for Utah’s uranium mining industry, which has been largely dormant in the face of competition from... Read Original Story

Shane McDermott

Grand Canyon: Hikers' endurance test, miners' temptation

Source: The Berkshire Eagle

News|June 16, 2019

RICHMOND — Apart from the insistent yipping of a dog or the frantic wailing of an infant, I gave up predawn risings once I moved on from the teenage excitement of Easter sunrise services. But at the... Read Original Story

US Senate Bill Aims to Speed Up Arizona Forest Restoration

Source: KNAU

News|June 14, 2019

A new bill in the U.S. Senate aims to speed up forest treatment projects on hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land in Arizona. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports. Read Original Story

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