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Radioactive waste remains partially uncovered in enormous waste pits at the White Mesa Mill, on the doorstep of Bears Ears National Monument.

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A march against the White Mesa Mill Saturday in Utah was an energetic mix of Native American tribes, environmental groups and concerned citizens from the region. About 100 people walked along U.S. Hig...

Uncovered radioactive wastes are emitting 10 times more radon gas than covered wastes, according to EPA estimates.

See how Grand Junction came together to clean up and reclaim Watson Island as well as the riverfront.

See how Grand Junction came together to clean up and reclaim Watson Island as well as the riverfront.

See how Grand Junction came together to clean up and reclaim Watson Island as well as the riverfront.

See how Grand Junction came together to clean up and reclaim Watson Island as well as the riverfront.

A $75 million fund for domestically mined uranium came after years of lobbying and campaign donations from the industry.

Feb. 22, 2021, entitled "Long-Term Federal Management of Uranium Mill Tailings: Background and Issues for Congress" by environmental policy analyst Lance N. Larson: SUMMARY In the wake of increasing concerns in the 1970s about human health and environmental risks posed by inactive uranium mill tailings, Congress enacted the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Uranium milling operations generate uranium concentrate, also known as yellowcake uranium, and waste materia...