Past uranium contamination has contributed to underlying health conditions, especially on the Navajo Nation, that make some Arizonans more susceptible to severe illness. Our local businesses have worked hard to adapt, but this month, under the guise of national security, a uranium-mining company with a uranium mine and over a hundred active mining claims near the Grand Canyon asked Congress for a $1.5 billion bailout for the industry. As mom and pop shops struggle to keep their heads above water, the uranium industry wants $150 million in taxpayer dollars annually to pay private mining companies artificially inflated prices for uranium the world doesn’t need.