by NMELC | Jan 8, 2025 | NMELC in the News
By Neely Bardwell
Native News Online
January 8, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency will move uranium mine waste from Churchrock, New Mexico to the Red Rock regional landfill where it can be safely stored forever.
The federal agency signed an action memo to transport radioactive waste at the Quivira Mining Co. Churchrock Mine to a disposal site at the Red Rock regional landfill about six miles east of the Village of Thoreau. The cleanup will begin in early 2025 and continue for 6-8 years.
by NMELC | Jan 8, 2025 | NMELC in the News
By Vida Volkert
Gallup Independent
January 8, 2025
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Despite numerous complaints and community opposition to transfer uranium waste to the landfill in Thoreau, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with its plan.
by NMELC | Jan 8, 2025 | NMELC in the News
By Arlyssa Becenti
Arizona Republic
January 8, 2025
After years of demanding the cleanup of uranium waste at the Kerr-McGee Quivira Mines on the Navajo Nation community advocates got the news this week that the Environmental Protection Agency will remove waste rock from three areas of the site and move it to a new off-site repository.
The removal of over 1 million cubic yards of radioactive waste from the sites about 20 miles northeast of Gallup will begin in early 2025, the EPA said. The waste will be taken to a new off-site repository at Red Rocks Landfill east of Thoreau, N.M. The process, including permitting, construction, operation and closure of the repository, is expected to take 6-8 years.
by NMELC | Jan 8, 2025 | NMELC in the News
By Hannah Grover
New Mexico Political Report
January 8, 2025
Uranium mine waste rock that has been sitting for decades near the Navajo Nation community of Churchrock will be moved to a landfill six miles east of the Village of Thoreau.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed an action memo Monday finalizing the plan to transport the low-level radioactive material to the Red Rock Landfill property.
by NMELC | Jan 8, 2025 | NMELC in the News
By Isaac Cruz
KRQE News
January 8, 2025
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Radioactive waste left behind from uranium mines in New Mexico will now be relocated. This is following a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
by NMELC | Jan 8, 2025 | NMELC in the News
By Cathy Cook
Albuquerque Journal
January 8, 2025
Uranium mine waste northeast of Gallup is a step closer to being safely stored after the Environmental Protection Agency and Navajo Nation finalized a plan Monday to transport 1 million cubic yards of waste from the Quivira Mines site to a disposal cell near Thoreau.
