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For the tribe, the EPA's decision is a "huge victory," attorney Eric Jantz with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, which represents opponents of the mine, says: "This is really a struggle for self-determination, tribal sovereignty and the right of people to be able to say what kind of industries they host in their communities." In February, activists filed another lawsuit, asking the court to review the NRC's decision granting Hydro Resources, Inc.'s (HRI) license, which they say violated federal environmental laws.
In December, the NRC dismissed the last of the appeals and validated the company's license, but there remained one major sticking point: whether the state or federal government could issue the project's required "underground injection control permit."As uranium prices continue climbing, the Navajo reservation isn't the only place slated for uranium mining. Sen. David Ulibarri, D-Cibola, has introduced a bill to the state Legislature requesting that the state work better with industry to "resolve existing barriers" to uranium production in the state.See the full content of this document
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Tribe Triumph
For almost two decades, the Navajo Nation and environmental activists have held the line against a company trying to open four uranium mines near the reservation town...
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