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New Mexico town of 50 packs gym as residents push county to ban uranium drilling
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (698+ words) "It's the highest risk for contamination [in] exploratory mining you could ever do." In Datil, New Mexico, a community of just 50 residents drew enough people to fill the elementary school gym. As Source NM reported, locals pressed county leaders over…...
New aerial images show aftermath of South African chrome mine's storage facility failure
1+ week, 6+ day ago (522+ words) New aerial images are offering a stark look at the damage left behind after the August 13 tailings storage facility failure at the Semancor Dikwena Chrome Mine in South Africa, and they are raising difficult questions about how the site was…...
Utah uranium mill eyes waste pits a quarter-mile closer to Ute community
2+ week, 1+ day ago (405+ words) The site already stores waste in five tailings cells spanning 284 acres. As the U.S. pushes to revive domestic uranium production, decade-long concerns on radioactive contamination have resurfaced with new urgency as projected waste zones for the last remaining conventional uranium mill…...
Trump rule strips habitat protections, putting Vermont's endangered species at new risk
3+ week, 1+ day ago (492+ words) "You can damage habitat while a species is not there and still imperil the species." Concern is rising in Vermont over a rule change by the Trump administration that could clear the way for more development and extraction in wildlife…...
Generator owners flag a 'very common' first oil-change mix-up
3+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) "I put in probably 1.6qt and it showed it was already over filled." The first oil change can be tricky, especially if the real world differs from what the manual says. One Generac 24kW Guardian owner ran into that situation when the…...
Georgia residents rally against rock quarries over silica dust, wells, and home value fears
3+ week, 6+ day ago (409+ words) "These natural resources don't recognize county lines and neither should our commitment to protecting them." A proposed rock quarry brought dozens of people to the courthouse entrance in Eatonton, Georgia, earlier this month, according to the Union-Recorder. Critics are raising…...