Colo. officials mull new rules on uranium mining

Comment: Look at this statement, it is overwhelming: "People who want to participate in the rule-making must submit requests by Feb. 23"!  The state of Virginia appointed a committee called the "URANIUM SUB-COMMITTEE of the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission, with only one citizen who worked for the mining group but No citizens from Pittsylvania County are on the Commission, why? 
The URANIUM SUB-COMMITTEE are listed below, email them and ask them why the citizens of our county are not part of the Sub-Committe:
 Chairman: Delegate R. Lee Ware (804)598-6696 dellware@house.state.va.us, Senator Phillip Puckett (276)979-8181 district38@sov.state.va.us
, Senator Frank Wagner (757)671-2250 district07@sov.state.va.us, Senator John Watkins (804)379-2063 jnwatkins@aol.com, Delegate Watkins Abbitt, Jr. (434)352-2880 delwabbitt@house.state.va.us, Delegate Kristen Amundson (703)619-0444 delkamundson@house.state.va.us, Delegate Charles Carrico (276)773-9600 delccarrico@house.state.va.us, Delegate W. R . “Bill” Janis (804)726-5856 elbjanis@house.state.va.us, Delegate Terry Kilgore (276)386-7011 delegate@mounet.com, Delegate Clarence Phillips (276)762-9758 delbphillips@house.state.va.us, Citizen Harry D. Childress former head of the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Dr. Michael Karmis, Liaison (540) 231-7057 or (540)231-5273 mkarmis@vt.edu,

The Associated Press
2010-02-01 23:38:00.0

DENVER -
The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board will consider tightening oversight of uranium mining.

The board in April will consider new regulations proposed by the state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The rules would implement 2008 laws amending standards for reclamation, water quality and other areas.

The regulations would cover both hard-rock and in-situ mining, which hasn't been used in Colorado.

People who want to participate in the rule-making must submit requests by Feb. 23.

On the Net: Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety:

http://mining.state.co.us/

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