Businessweek - 2 hours ago
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Proposed uranium mining in Virginia easily survived its first legislative test Monday, with lawmakers recommending the development of regulations for the mining of the radioactive ore. Those rules — and whether a 30-year ban on ...
Virginia panel recommends bill on uranium mining for 2013 General Assembly
Washington Post - 17 hours ago
RICHMOND — A proposal to lift Virginia's 30-year ban on uranium mining advanced Monday when a legislative panel recommended that the General Assembly address the issue this year. The Virginia Commission on Coal and Energy approved a motion in ...
Va. legislative commission recommends General Assembly consider uranium ...
Washington Post - 22 hours ago
RICHMOND, Va. — Va. legislative commission recommends General Assembly consider uranium mining legislation. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Loading.
Uranium mining takes center stage in Va.
Houston Chronicle - Jan 7, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The debate over uranium mining in Virginia is expected to be on full display as the Coal and Energy Commission takes up the issue in Richmond. The panel of House and Senate members is expected to offer a recommendation ...
Issues — great and small — before Va. legislature
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jan 6, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In two days, Virginia's General Assembly returns to work on a to-do list that could revise the taxes we pay for building and repairing roads, pay teachers more but make it easier to fire them and determine if radioactive metal will be ...
Virginia: For (Uranium) Lovers?
Discovery News - 2 hours ago
State lawmakers in Virginia will soon decide whether to give the green light the nation's first East Coast uranium mine, an operation that promises jobs and security for the nuclear industry, but also fears of long-term contamination by neighbors and opponents.
Sticking Southside With Uranium Mining
Bacon's Rebellion - 3 hours ago
If you are a resident of Pittsylvania County in Virginia's Southside, you can be happy to know that some Richmond legislators and a few citizens want to restrict uranium mining exclusively to your county. Led by Republican State Sen. John Watkins of ...
Uranium Debate Heats Up As Virginia Assembly Session Begins
WAMU - 4 hours ago
Virginia lawmakers are poised to renew the battle over uranium mining when they return to Richmond this week. Virginia's Coal and Energy Commission is recommending that the General Assembly consider overturning a longstanding ban on uranium mining ...
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Martinsville Media - 5 hours ago
The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission voted 11-2 Monday to support writing regulations for the uranium mining and milling industry. If the General Assembly follows the Coal and Energy Commission recommendation and starts writing regulations for ...
Mining plan clears hurdle
Martinsville Bulletin - 6 hours ago
The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission voted 11-2 Monday in support of legislation recommending the development of regulations for uranium mining in Pittsylvania County. The bill, proposed by Sen. John Watkins, R-Midlothian, would limit mining to be ...
Virginia Coal and Energy Commission votes in favor of uranium mining project
Energy Business Review - 11 hours ago
The Virginia state legislative commission on Coal and Energy voted in favor of the proposed uranium mining initiatives in the state and recommended the drafting of necessary regulatory guidelines. The favorable 11-2 vote is the step towards determining ...
Panel backs plan to regulate uranium mining in Va.
The Virginian-Pilot - 11 hours ago
A state legislative commission recommended Monday that Virginia develop a regulatory program for uranium mining, an initial step in a contentious process that could determine whether a company can mine and mill uranium in rural Pittsylvania County.
Virgina: Energy Capital of East Coast?
Town Hall - 11 hours ago
With a flood of new federal regulations hitting everything from healthcare, energy, food safety, and bird protection, it is encouraging to know that some states can still think for themselves. In Virginia, Governor Bob McDonnell declared that he was going to ...
New group forms to fight uranium mining [Danville Register & Bee, Va.]
Equities.com - 14 hours ago
Jan. 08--RICHMOND -- Speaking for a new coalition of people opposed to uranium mining and milling in Virginia, Delegate Danny Marshall, R-Danville, said "Uranium and Southside do not go together." Monday's Coal and Energy Commission meeting was ...
TAYLOR: Virginia uranium mining ban is outdated
Washington Times - 14 hours ago
Here are some fanciful questions for you: How would Alaskans feel about state legislation to ban oil production? How would West Virginians feel about state legislation to ban coal production? How would Texans feel about state legislation to ban natural gas ...
Uranium mining moves forward in Richmond
YourGV.com - 18 hours ago
Uranium mining and milling in Pittsylvania County came one step closer to becoming a reality Monday afternoon when the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission voted to move forward on drafting a bill that would lift the ban on uranium mining. After listening ...
Va. legislative panel endorses step toward uranium mining
The Virginian-Pilot - 20 hours ago
A state legislative commission has recommended that Virginia develop regulations for uranium mining, an initial victory for a company that hopes to mine a large uranium deposit in rural Pittsylvania County. The Virginia Commission on Coal and Energy made ...
Commission Votes to Move Forward with Uranium Mining Legislation
WSET - 20 hours ago
UPDATE: 5:45 p.m.. Richmond, VA - In these next few weeks, the General Assembly will decide the fate of uranium mining in Virginia. And Monday, two days before the session starts, legislators have already started making headlines. With a large majority, ...
Virginia legislative commission recommends General Assembly consider ...
WDBJ7 - 22 hours ago
Uranium mining is one of the most important and contentious issues Virginia lawmakers will tackle during the upcoming session of the General Assembly. The opening round of the battle played out Monday in Richmond. Supporters of the plan to develop a ...
Uranium Mining Debate Moves to Richmond
WSET - Jan 7, 2013
Richmond, VA - Both sides of the uranium mining issue are at a hearing today led by a House and Senate panel in Richmond. The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission is expected to offer a recommendation on whether the General Assembly should begin ...
Local lawmakers ready to battle to keep moratorium
YourGV.com - Jan 7, 2013
Legislators will return to Richmond on Wednesday when the General Assembly reconvenes for its short session, and Delegate James Edmunds II and Senator Frank Ruff say they are ready to fight to keep uranium in the ground in Pittsylvania County. As they ...
DAYBREAK DAILY: Uranium debate front and center in Virginia
WJLA - Jan 7, 2013
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Virginia lawmakers face long to-do list
WCYB - Jan 7, 2013
Virginia's legislature returns to work Wednesday with a to-do list that could have some major changes on the state. The 2013 Virginia General Assembly is expected to make decisions on a number of bills. Some of those include taxes paid for building and ...
Journal selects top 10 stories of 2012: #8: Mining debate continues
Chatham Star Tribune - Jan 7, 2013
The debate over whether to lift Virginia's 30-year moratorium on uranium mining continued to dominate headlines in 2012. Virginia Uranium Inc. wants to mine a huge uranium deposit about six miles northeast of Chatham. Discovered in the late 1970s, the ...
General Assembly: Uranium not only issue
Martinsville Bulletin - Jan 7, 2013
The much debated issue of uranium mining will take center stage when the General Assembly convenes Wednesday, but legislators also are set to discuss transportation, jobs and other issues. Three of the four area legislators have said they do not want the ...
African American religious leaders back uranium ban
MINING.com - Jan 6, 2013
A group of ministers and pastors from the African-American community in Roanoke, southwest Virginia, have lent their collective support to efforts to keep uranium mining banned throughout the state. WDBJ7 reports that the group made their stance on the ...
Local legislators discuss upcoming agenda in Richmond
TriCities.com - Jan 5, 2013
Uranium mining, transportation concerns and issues surrounding education reform are likely to be the hot-button topics during this session of the Virginia General Assembly, local legislators said. One thing that will have a big impact on Southwest Virginians is ...
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