Survey: More than half of Virginia business leaders opposed to lifting uranium mining ban

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Survey: More than half of Virginia business leaders opposed to lifting uranium mining ban

WDBJ7 Web StaffWDBJ7

4:26 p.m. EST, January 15, 2013

RICHMOND, Va.—

A business attitude survey about uranium mining in Pittsylvania County was presented to the Uranium Working Group on Tuesday in Richmond.

The Uranium Working Group is a group appointed by Governor McDonnell to study the impact of uranium mining in Pittsylvania County.

The survey found that “slightly more than one half” of business leaders surveyed across the state are opposed to lifting the uranium mining ban.

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