Uranium Pollution

Nestled in the very back of the federal spending and policy bill passed last month, there’s an obscure provision that could change the lives of uranium miners exposed to radiation. It’s an extension of the previously expired Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act of 1990.

Uranium mining is ramping up again in South Texas, raising questions about the environmental and economic implications.

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