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Radioactive Waste Could Start Being Dumped Near Bears Ears — Public Comments Requested

Members of the Ute Tribe’s White Mesa reservation are concerned about a new plan proposed by a uranium mill near Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Why? Because this mill has recently applied to the state of Utah to accept radioactive waste from Eastern Europe which it would then process for uranium. Related: Plans Finalized to Open Up Bears […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | June 5, 2020
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Utah’s Navajo Land Has a Higher Rate of COVID-19 Infection Than New York City

The curve of Utah’s overall coronavirus cases appears to be flattening, but don’t let that fool you — there’s a crisis in the south of the state.  Because it’s officially on sovereign territory of the Navajo Nation on the southern border of San Juan County in Utah, cases on Native American reservations often don’t get included in the State Health […]

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