About 50 protesters marched against the White Mesa Uranium Mill Saturday along U.S. Highway 191 south of Blanding, Utah.
The annual spiritual walk is organized by environmental groups and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, which has a reservation community — also called White Mesa — 3 miles south of the mill.
The event started at the White Mesa community center, and participants walked along the shoulder of the highway for 5 miles to the entrance of the mill where Native songs were sung and speeches delivered...