Where does the uranium from Pinyon Plain mine get hauled?
Uranium from Pinyon Plain mine is being hauled by truck for more than 300 miles
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It’s up to us to protect our ecosystems and communities from toxic chemicals.
Most of the 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States have been put into use without testing long-term consequences for the environment, or their impacts on our health. We should make sure that any chemical in use is safe, eliminate those we know are dangerous, and stop using any that are damaging healthy ecosystems. And if an industry makes a toxic mess, we should know right away, and they should be the ones to pay for cleaning it up.
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The Pinyon Plain mine has been dormant for decades. But now mining uranium at the Grand Canyon threatens wildlife, water and people in the area.