Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns

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  Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns

  The U.S. federal government's push to expand nuclear power and reduce dependence on Russian uranium is ramping up uranium milling operations in the American West. This development has sparked significant health and environmental concerns among tribal communities, particularly regarding contamination of drinking water supplies. The initiative resurrects anxieties about uranium mining's well-documented history of harm to Indigenous populations and their lands.

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