Tag: Paradox Valley
Guest Post: A victory of absence
NOTE: The Colorado Independent occasionally runs guest posts from government officials, local experts and concerned citizens on a variety of topics. These posts are meant to...
Nuclear Regulatory Commission claims Colorado botched licensing of uranium mill
Colorado officials failed to allow the public to properly vet a proposed uranium mill they licensed last year, U.S. regulators declared last week in a letter to an environmental group suing the state.
Judge denies state, Cotter Corp. motion to dismiss CCAT lawsuit
Environmental groups battling to get the Cotter Mill uranium processing facility near Cañon City properly cleaned up applauded a decision late last week by a district court judge in Denver that allows their lawsuit to go forward.
State to begin uranium mill review despite lack of enviro feedback
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment late last week deemed complete a uranium mill application by Ontario-based Energy Fuels, starting what will...
Telluride environmental group sues Montrose County over uranium mill
Montrose County commissioners met in secret and had already made up their minds before approving a special use permit for a uranium mill in...
Proposed uranium mill deeply divides southwestern Colorado communities
MONTROSE — Montrose County commissioners delayed a decision on a controversial uranium mill proposal Wednesday after nearly six hours of public testimony that underscored deep divisions between longtime mining families and residents of neighboring Telluride and San Miguel County.
Nunn uranium mine could adversely impact groundwater, expert says
Colorado has uranium on the brain these days.
An environmental engineer and lecturer brought in by conservationists told an audience in Fort Collins Tuesday they...