Durango Herald: A harsh, costly legacy left by dirty energy


When most people think of reasons to oppose nuclear energy, they think of the risk of catastrophic failure at the power plant and the lack of any long-term solution for the spent, highly radioactive waste produced by the power plant. What is often omitted are the legacies of mining and milling the uranium ore that feeds the power plants.

The legacy of uranium mining and milling pollution left in the Four Corners region is well-known but poorly understood.

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