After extracting the small amount of uranium the waste contains, the toxic leftovers would be dumped — forever — in the White Mesa Mill’s waste pits just east of Bears Ears National Monument’s original boundaries and next door to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s White Mesa community.
Please urge Utah regulators to:
Please take 1 minute to personalize your message, share your experience of Bears Ears, and explain why bringing more foreign radioactive waste to the region concerns you personally. Your personal message helps regulators understand public concern.
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