uranium – Coconino County Democratic Party

Urgently-Needed Federal Environmental Health Legislation for Northern Arizona

Passage of these bills would directly benefit our rural and tribal communities, workers, and their families: The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), due to expire in July 2022, provides compensation to individuals suffering from cancers and other diseases associated with radiation exposure who worked in uranium mining, milling, and ore transportation from 1942 to 1971, […]

Letter to the editor: Senate bill to ban uranium mining the right call

A Senate bill to prevent any additional uranium mining near the Grand Canyon National Park, as sponsored by Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema, should unequivocally be supported (Senate bill would van mining claims around the Grand Canyon, A3, 12/21/19, AZ Daily Sun). Having diagnosed and treated hundreds of patients with a variety of cancers who live […]

Land too important for more uranium mining

This letter appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun on July 15, 2018: Re: “Sportsmen push to keep uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon” Arizona Daily Sun, 6/20/2018. As an Arizonan and sportsmen, I heartily support the sportsmen’s groups who are calling on Secretary Zinke to uphold the current ban on uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. […]