NPR News·5 min read·medium
Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns
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Melissa Bailey
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The White Mesa Ute community in Utah is raising health concerns regarding the nearby White Mesa Mill, the only conventional uranium mill in the U.S. These tensions are rising as the federal government pushes to increase domestic uranium production for nuclear energy.
WHITE MESA, Utah — On a hot April day, Malcolm Lehi maneuvered his Jeep Wrangler over a rough dirt road. He drove past junipers and sagebrush in search of Entrance Spring on land long connected to his tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute.
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