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Regional groups unite to oppose uranium mining
The Chadron Record 28 oct 08

By GEORGE LEDBETTER, Record Editor  October 28, 2008

Environmental activists from a four-state area met near Chadron last weekend to discuss their objections to the rapid expansion of uranium mining in the region, and to plan strategies to advance their cause.

The meeting, hosted by the Western Nebraska Resources Council (WNRC), was held in Chadron because of its proximity to the Crow Butte Resources in-situ leach (ISL) uranium mine, which is already in the process of permitting one major expansion and has two more in planning stages.

Participanting groups included the Powder River Basin Resource Council, from Wyoming, ACTion for the Environment from South Dakota’s Black Hills, the Black Hills chapter of the Sierra Club, Defenders of the Black Hills, Owe Aku/Bring Back the Way, a Lakota cultural group, and Coloradoans Against Resource Destruction.

“We want the uranium industry to know that we stand together on this issue. Whether in a rural setting or a populated area, uranium mining causes radioactive contamination,” said Tom Cook of WNRC, reading a jointly prepared statement. “Past uranium sites continue to contaminate the air, land and water:………………A regional approach to stopping further uranium mining makes sense because of the shared issues, said Shirley Fredrick of the Sierra Club. “Everyone at this event has similar concerns, starting with the need to keep our water clean and protect millions of gallons for future use. Our local economies, our health and our ways of life depend on this,” she said.

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