Utes, environmentalists oppose uranium mill

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Utes, environmentalists oppose uranium mill

Lowered EPA regulations a concern
Anne Mariah Tapp, an attorney for Grand Canyon Trust, presents proposed new regulations that reduce radon monitoring at the White Mesa Uranium Mill. Jennifer Thurston, of Information Network for Responsible Mining, and Sarah Fields of Uranium Watch look on. The meeting took place at the community center in White Mesa, a satellite community of 200 Ute Mountain Ute tribal members in southeast Utah.
Mike King, an air-quality specialist for the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, presents research critical of an EPA proposal to cover uranium ore tailings with a meter of water to control radon emissions.

Utes, environmentalists oppose uranium mill

Anne Mariah Tapp, an attorney for Grand Canyon Trust, presents proposed new regulations that reduce radon monitoring at the White Mesa Uranium Mill. Jennifer Thurston, of Information Network for Responsible Mining, and Sarah Fields of Uranium Watch look on. The meeting took place at the community center in White Mesa, a satellite community of 200 Ute Mountain Ute tribal members in southeast Utah.
Mike King, an air-quality specialist for the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, presents research critical of an EPA proposal to cover uranium ore tailings with a meter of water to control radon emissions.