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The state where the U.S. nuclear weapons program was born has dozens of now-closed uranium mines and facilities where the radioactive mineral was handled. The new program will help everyone from community members to regulators see the hazards they pose.

The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to mgilbert@lowellsun.com.

The University of New Mexico-Gallup branch campus recently hosted a two-day meeting of the New Mexico Legislature’s interim Indian Affairs Committee during which the chancellor of the branch campus delivered an update on projects and programs in the...

Residents of a small Navajo Nation community are hopeful that some of the historic mine waste impacting their land and health will be hauled away.  In the 1970s and 1980s, the Quivira Mine produced approximately 4.6 million pounds of uranium, making it the third largest uranium mine on Navajo Nation. As the uranium was hauled […]

The U.S. Supreme Court late last month reversed longstanding precedent by ending affirmative action in college admissions nationwide.

Dr. John Barnett, Jr, right, and Dr. Arlene Barnett. left, pose in their art-filled living room inside their Fort Worth home. The Barnetts have

Here’s how the five candidates’ platforms stack up on issues such as on-campus social life, spaces for marginalized students, and DSG transparency and trust.

Duke Student Government presidential candidate Chase Barclay promises in his campaign to increase accessibility, transparency and open communication between DSG and student groups.&nbsp&#x3B;

Located just a half-mile from the Village of San Mateo, Mount Taylor can be seen rising from the San Mateo mountains 100 miles in any direction. The mountain, whose peak stretches nearly 12,000 feet upward, sits east of Grants and has long been considered a place of cultural and spiritual significance. Mount Taylor is a […]

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and environmental groups will host a protest and spiritual walk Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. at the White Mesa Community Center south of Blanding, Utah, to voice opposition to a urani...