"5th Circuit Denies Biden Request To Review Nuclear Waste Ruling"
"An appeals court with a famously conservative bent narrowly rejected the Biden administration’s request to reconsider its August ruling that stripped the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of authority to...
View ArticleUranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon As Prices Soar, US Pushes Nuclear Power
"The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s."Environmental...
View ArticleCourage and Caring — Documentary Celebrates Environmental Icon Stewart Udall
While the name of Stewart Udall, U.S. interior secretary through the tumultuous 1960s, may have faded from public memory, his influence on environmental policies is still felt today. Contributor...
View Article"Navajo Uranium Mines’ Unknown Cancer Link Risks Slowing Cleanup"
"Uncertainty about the health effects of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation risks drawing out for decades the clean up of radioactive waste piles the EPA designated as Superfund sites in...
View ArticleProblems With Glen Canyon Dam Threaten Water Flowing To Western States
"A new memo from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is raising concern about the infrastructure at the Glen Canyon Dam and its ability to deliver water downstream should levels at Lake Powell continue to...
View ArticlePrescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Climate-Stressed Texas Panhandle
"In a small Texas city, officials say land previously treated with a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice of intentionally burning excess...
View Article"Majority Latino City Endures Years Of Toxic Water In Health ‘Crisis’"
"After repeated violations, the state of New Mexico has stepped in — but problems are a reminder that safe water is not available to all Americans".ChemicalsConsumerEnvironmental JusticePeople &...
View ArticleWith More Transmission Lines, West Could Make Billions Selling Green Energy
"Building more regional infrastructure to distribute electricity in the West could help states more affordably meet their clean energy goals, a new study found. And they could turn hefty profits...
View ArticleWill Zombie Ag-Gag Laws Ever Really Die?
Laws that make undercover journalistic investigations of animal agriculture operations illegal violate the First Amendment, right? Not so clear, laments WatchDog Opinion, which points out that while...
View ArticleHuge Green Energy Transmission Project Will Cut Through SW Indigenous Lands
"After a federal court rejected their lawsuit, tribes are turning to the U.N. for help."ActivismEnergy & FuelEnvironmental JusticeLaws & RegulationsNational (U.S.)Southwest (AZ NM OK...
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