Uranium – The Durango Herald

Proposed uranium dump site near Bondad faces stiff opposition

Planning Commission denies project; decision may be appealed

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Temporary uranium disposal site proposed south of Durango

Residents oppose plan, citing health and environmental concerns

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal lawmakers take interest in Durango’s uranium waste

Bennet, Tipton introduce legislation for disposal site

DATE: Sep 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Virtual reality used to highlight uranium contamination

GALLUP, N.M. – Activists are using virtual reality technology to focus on areas of the Navajo Nation affected by uranium contamination. The arts collective Bombshelltoe has collec...

DATE: Sep 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Uranium dumpsite south of Durango leaching into groundwater

U.S. Department of Energy insists cell poses no risk to human health, environment

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Uranium waste, long thought cleaned, remains a part of Durango properties

Radioactive material used for roads, foundations, landscaping in mid-1900s

DATE: Jul 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge lifts injunction on uranium mining in Paradox Valley

Ruling opens 31 mines to potential leasing

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report: Uranium plumes for Bluewater Mill site ‘stable’

GRANTS, N.M. – Uranium plumes in a major aquifer in western New Mexico believed to be coming from a closed mine aren’t growing, U.S. officials said in a report released last month. ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

White Mesa Mill accepts Cherokee Nation radioactive waste

But shipment upsets Ute Mountain Utes, environmentalists

DATE: Dec 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

US to shut down Idaho nuclear waste processing project

BOISE, Idaho – Federal officials will shut down an Idaho nuclear waste treatment project after determining it would not be economically feasible to bring in radioactive waste from other stat...

DATE: Dec 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Regulation of Colorado uranium mining awaits U.S. Supreme Court decision

Ruling could eliminate authority of states to ban mining

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ban on uranium mining outside Grand Canyon intact

1 million acres around national park protected, but Trump could lift ban

DATE: Oct 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

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