Interfaith Group Opposes Uranium Mining
Posted by Connie Stevens in Daily Capitol News Updates on August 18, 2011
Some Virginia lawmakers are poised to introduce legislation that would lift a 30 year ban on uranium mining. But a coalition of anti-uranium mining groups says the risks associated with the practice far outweigh the potential benefits. And as Virginia Public Radio’s Tommie McNeil reports, the coalition has launched a campaign to educate residents of the potential dangers.
Uranium Mining
Posted by Connie Stevens in Daily Capitol News Updates on May 12, 2011
A consortium of anti-uranium mining groups says it’s stepping up its campaign to visit communities and inform residents and lawmakers about the risks of uranium mining in Virginia. Although there is a statewide ban on uranium mining, several companies are lobbying the state to lift it in order to mine a large deposit in Pittsylvania County—and perhaps elsewhere—to create jobs and prosperity. Virginia Public Radio’s Tommie McNeil has more from the State Capitol.
Uranium Mining in Virginia
Posted by Connie Stevens in Virginia's News on January 11, 2011
Uranium mining is potentially big business in Virginia. There’s so much uranium underneath the state’s Piedmont region that 30 years ago mining leases were granted in four counties –Orange, Madison, Culpeper and Fauquier – and exploration was underway all along the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. That got enough people upset that the General Assembly was persuaded to put a moratorium on uranium mining in 1982, a ban that’s never been lifted. A company called Virginia Uranium wants to change that so it can recover billions of dollars worth of the mineral in Pittsylvania County. As Virginia Public Radio’s Fred Echols reports, that’s something environmentalists say would open the door to mining operations across the
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