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: Bill would put uranium mining under microscope

Bill would put uranium mining under microscope 25 Feb 2009 Gallup Independent By Bill Donovan — The New Mexico House barely passed a bill Monday that calls for the creation of a task force to look into uranium mining in the state…………………….

State Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-McKinley County, said the bill calls for the task force to prepare a report by October on the feasibility of bringing uranium mining back to the state. All of the Gallup area representatives, with the exception of Sandra Jeff, voted in favor of the bill, said Lundstrom.

The task force would also look into existing state laws, she said, to make sure that they are adequate in handling the problems that could arise out of uranium mining.

“The uranium industry fought to keep this resolution from passing,” Lundstrom said. “They don’t want this kind of scrutiny.”

Independent – February 24, 2009: Bill would put uranium mining under microscope

February 25, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA