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Navajo Nation Council Rescinds Uranium Mining Legislation, Groups to Push for Clean Up via Indigenous Action Media

Posted on 2014/07/26 by norma field

WINDOW ROCK, AZ—Concerned Diné Citizens, a coalition of Navajo grassroots organizations and residents opposed to uranium mining, applaud the Navajo Nation Council’s vote to close a loophole created by a previous uranium mining legislation Tuesday (7/22/14) which had authorized access … Continue reading →

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【event】Invitation to an Earth Day Media Event via Defenders of the Black Hills

Posted on 2014/04/08 by norma field

You are cordially invited to attend an Earth Day Media Event to announce the opening of a Campaign for the Clean Up of all the Abandoned Uranium Mines in the United States. More than 10,000 abandoned uranium mines (AUMs) are … Continue reading →

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Areva’s mining project : a threat to Inuit land ! via Sortir du nucléaire

Posted on 2014/01/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

17 janvier 2014 : The French antinuclear network “Sortir du nucléaire“ hands out a 30,000-signatories petition to French Ministers against Areva’s mining project in Baker Lake, Nunavut Since 2008, Areva has been trying to build a uranium mining complex near … Continue reading →

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America’s Secret Fukushima Poisoning the Bread Basket of the World via Truthout

Posted on 2014/01/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Early in the morning of July 16, 1979, a 20-foot section of the earthen dam blocking the waste pool for the Church Rock Uranium Mill in New Mexico caved in and released 95 million gallons of highly acidic fluid containing 1,100 … Continue reading →

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Virginia Uranium suspends campaign via the Danville Register and Bee

Posted on 2013/12/16 by norma field

RICHMOND – A company is suspending its campaign to mine one of the world’s largest known deposits of uranium ore in Virginia, concluding that Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe’s opposition presents a significant challenge over the next four years. […] McAuliffe, a … Continue reading →

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‘No more hibakusha’ takes on new meaning after 3/11′ via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/08/08 by norma field

Commentary/World By Ryan Masaaki Yokota CHICAGO – I remember quite vividly the televised news of the 2011 earthquake that hit the Tohoku region. Like most of the world, I watched in horror at the destructive force of the tsunami that … Continue reading →

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A valley, a mill and a region divided via the Telluride Daily Planet

Posted on 2013/06/12 by norma field

The Uravan Mineral Belt, which stretches across San Miguel, Montrose and Mesa counties in southwestern Colorado, was once a highly productive area for uranium and vanadium, fueling an industry that provided livelihoods to residents of towns like Nucla, Naturita, Gateway … Continue reading →

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DOE extends environmental impact statement comment period for second time via The Telluride Daily Planet

Posted on 2013/06/08 by norma field

On the same day the San Miguel County Board of Commissioners approved its strongly worded comments criticizing the U.S. Department of Energy’s uranium leasing program environmental impact statement, the DOE announced it was extending the comment period for a second … Continue reading →

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Navajo Nation has plans to block access for uranium transport via AP

Posted on 2013/05/29 by norma field

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A uranium mining company seeking a mineral lease on state land in northern Arizona could have a hard time transporting the ore off-site because of the Navajo Nation’s objections to an industry that left a legacy of … Continue reading →

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Pittsylvania Co. Board of Supervisors Vote Against Uranium Mining via WSET

Posted on 2013/01/23 by norma field

Pittsylvania Co., VA – In a special meeting Wednesday, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors took a firm stance on uranium mining. Board members have visited the issue several times in past months. But in a 5 to 1 vote, … Continue reading →

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