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EPA finalizes plan to move uranium mine waste to landfill near Thoreau

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.

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EPA Signs Action Memo to Move Uranium Mine Waste from Churchrock to Red Rock Landfill

January 7, 2025

MASE Supports EPA Decision that will Protect Uranium Impacted Communities

Navajo people living with uranium mine wastes in the Churchrock area since the late 1960s today praised a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that will pave the way for disposal of more than 1 million cubic yards of wastes at a regional landfill property where it can be safely stored forever. …

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