Uranium

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Grand Canyon-Area Uranium Mining Ban

By • Oct 1, 2018
USFS

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of a case centered on mining around the Grand Canyon.

EPA Awards Navajo Nation Funds for Abandoned Uranium Mine Cleanup

By • Jul 12, 2018
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allocated nearly $900,000 to the Navajo Nation for the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, it’s the latest effort to remediate hundreds of sites on the reservation.


Navajo Nation Urges Expansion of Radiation Exposure Law

By • Jul 10, 2018
AP Photo, file

From the end of World War II to the mid-1980s, about 30 million ton of uranium ore were extracted from lands belonging to the nation's largest American Indian reservation. Today, across the Navajo Nation, sit dozens of abandoned uranium mines and the high risk to residents of contamination exposure.

U.S. House Approves $1 Million in Funding for Abandoned Uranium Mine Cleanup

By • Jun 8, 2018
Joshua Lott/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

There are more than 4,200 abandoned uranium mines in the U.S., 500 of which are located on or near the Navajo Nation. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, the U.S. House this week unanimously passed an amendment to help fund the cleanup of the sites.


Interior Department Classifies Uranium as a ‘Critical Mineral’

By • May 23, 2018
Katie Walton-Day/USGS

A proposal by the U.S. Interior Department would increase domestic mineral production on public lands. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, it classifies uranium and nearly two dozen others as crucial to national and economic security.


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