Thursday December 10, 2020

The White Mesa Uranium Mill, near Bears Ears National Monument, has long been the subject of concern from nearby Indigenous residents as well as environmental groups. In a virtual town hall meeting yesterday, members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in White Mesa spoke about contamination to their land, air, and water resources. The town hall was held by a number of grassroots organizations, all seeking to highlight how uranium's legacy disproportionately affects Indigenous communities across the nation. Plus, Moab City and the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources plan to create a propagation pond for roundtail chub at Old City Park. But they first have to remove invasive carp, which are currently causing a bit of trouble at the park.

Show Notes:

Photo: A group gathers for the 2018 protest and spiritual walk to the White Mesa Uranium Mill

12/9 Event, Indigenous People & Environmental Justice at White Mesa
https://www.facebook.com/Greenaction4EJ/videos/662226424420016

12/10 Event, Native Perspectives: Uranium and the Cultural Impacts on Native America
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/native-perspectives-uranium-and-cultural-impacts-native-america?fbclid=IwAR1YbZkb8eqTekQC1ecHz0TAxRqxDowucoLb4t1a767KwOpOEEN4pSn7GGE

American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4897/text