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Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar joined with members of the New Mexico congressional delegation to call on voters to put more pressure on Republican House leaders to revive the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

Gov. Katie Hobbs said Friday that she intervened this week after talking with Navajo President Buu Nygren. The tribal president says Energy Fuels reneged on a verbal promise to give the tribe and others advance notice of shipments.

Tribal President Buu Nygren on Tuesday ordered Navajo police to set up roadblocks on federal highways and turn back any trucks carrying uranium.

The June 10 expiration deadline for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is fast approaching. Utah members of the downwinder community say a “last ditch effort” is underway to save the program.

The ore extracted from the Pinyon Plain Mine will be transported to Energy Fuels’ mill in White Mesa, Utah — the only such mill in the U.S.

U.S. support for nuclear power is the highest it's been in a decade. And there are a number of proposals for new plants in our region. That could mean an uptick in domestic uranium mining.

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Energy developers and uranium miners are eyeing parts of what once was Bears Ears National Monument, even as President Joe Biden is reviewing the monument for expansion.

Utah lawmakers want Congress to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. It’s a federal program meant to help those suffering the effects of nuclear testing or uranium mining.

Energy Fuels executives are touting the potential of their uranium mill in San Juan County to process ore for rare earth elements. They say it will help keep the mill open, but it’s not likely to create many jobs.