Uranium Mining

Does La Plata County Have More Cancer?

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Cancer Prevention Study, Video, American Cancer Society, Uranium Mining, La Plata County, La Plata County Cancer Study, Cps-3, Durango News, Denver News

A Colorado region known for producing large amounts of uranium in the 1960s has been selected for a large-scale study by the American Cancer Society (...

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Standing with Roosevelt and Salazar: No New Yellowcake Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon

Kyrsten Sinema | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Grand Canyon Uranium Mining, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Mining, Uranium Mining, Ken Salazar, Grand Canyon Conservation, Teddy Roosevelt, John McCain, National Parks, Green News
Kyrsten Sinema

Uranium mining doesn't belong here. It would wreak havoc on our local economies, our water supply, and our beautiful, quintessentially Western landscape all while putting tens of thousands of jobs in jeopardy.

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Protecting Our Grand Canyon Makes Sense

Tom Kiernan | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Caynon, National Parks, Grand Canyon Mining, Uranium Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Uranium, Uranium Mining, Green News
Tom Kiernan

The National Parks Conservation Association strongly supports Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar's decision to prevent new uranium claims near the Grand Canyon, and takes odds with the recent Wall Street Journal editorial critical of his action.

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Colo. Demands Cotter Corp. Clean Up Defunct Mine Uranium Leak

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Colorado Uranium Mines, Denver Drinking Water, Denver News, De-Watering Mines, Uranium Mines, Defunct Mines, Jefferson County, Uranium Mining, Uranium, Schwartzwalder Mine, Denver Water, Denver Colorado, Toxic Waste, Ralston Creek, Cotter Corp, Uranium Leak in Denver Drinking Water, Denver News

Colo. state mining regulators and Denver Water officials are demanding that Cotter Corp. clean up the defunct Schwartzwalder mine that is leaking uran...

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We Can Only Mar It

Carl Pope | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Grand Canyon, Uranium Mining, Theodore Roosevelt, Jan Brewer, Drinking Water, Tea Party, Colorado River, Green News
Carl Pope

It's remarkable how often crucial moments in America's quest to preserve its wild legacy are embodied on the rim of the Grand Canyon.

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Powertech Corp., Canadian Uranium Miner, Files Lawsuit Over New State Regulations

The Denver Post | Monte Whaley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cotter Corp., Powertech Corp., Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Uranium Mining, Uranium Mine Lawsuit, Uranium, Colorado Mning Regulations, Denver News

A Canadian company with plans for an enormous uranium mine in Weld County filed suit earlier this week claiming new state mining rules are "unreasonab...

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Nuclear Energy: Toxic, Expensive and Not Carbon Neutral

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic, Carbon Emissions, Toxics, Nuclear Power, Uranium Mining, Clean Water, Government Subsidies, Cancer, Depleted Uranium, Nukes, Carbon Neutral, Green News
John DeCock

People, corporations and even environmental groups want to ignore the carbon emitted from nuclear power because to do otherwise makes the challenge of reducing carbon harder.

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Uranium Mine: EPA and Powertech Drawing Criticism For Behind-Doors Meetings

Aurora Sentinel | Judith Kohler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Powertech USA, Western Mining Action Project, Freedom of Information Act, Uranium Mining, Environmental Protection Agency, Denver News

The Environmental Protection Agency is violating laws requiring public input by working behind closed doors to draft regulations for a proposed urani...

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Powertech USA Claims Public Comments On Proposed Fort Collins Uranium Mine Are Illegal

The Coloradoan | Bobby Magill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Powertech USA, Colorado, Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, Uranium Mining, Public Comment, Fort Collins, Denver News

Powertech USA claims public comment on its proposed Centennial Project uranium mine northeast of Fort Collins may be illegal. Also illegal, the compa...

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Green News Report - July 21, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grand Canyon, Green Building, Factory Farms, Green News Report, Wal-Mart, E. Coli, Antibiotic Resistance, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, Uranium Mining, Fish, Cafo, Green News, Sustainability, Climate Change, Chevron, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Obama to ban antibiotics?; Mining the Grand Canyon; Chevron refuses to pay for environmental damage; The bulb is back.... PLUS: Wal-Mart going green!

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Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Halted

AP | JOAN LOWY and FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Mining, Ken Salazar, Mining, Uranium Mining, Green News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Thousands of mining claims dot 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says his department ...

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Green News Report - June 23, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Big Oil, Tennessee Coal Ash, Waxman-Markey, Uranium Mining, Exxon Mobil, Environment, Green News, Climate Change, Food Recall, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT:: Saving the planet on less than 50 cents a day!; Energy companies sued for conspiracy; Do not ask for whom the Toll House co...

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Midnight Regulations: The Bush Administration's Final Right-Wing Tweaks

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien and Jesse Nankin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Bush Administration, Uranium Mining, Mine Debris, Lawmaking, Guns, Rulemaking, Osha, National Parks, Bush, Green News

Here is a rundown of rules and regulations that the Bush administration is pushing through the rulemaking process in its waning days. We will update t...

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McCain Approves Bush's Rush To Open Grand Canyon To Toxic Uranium Mining

The Wonk Room | Brad Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Toxic, Grand Canyon, Mining, Uranium Mining, Uranium, Environment, Mccain, Bush, Green News

The Bush Administration is rushing forward with plans to mine the Grand Canyon for uranium, ignoring a command from Congress to cease such operations....

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