Research Guides: CE 409: Hazardous Waste Treatment &amp; Site Remediation, Col. Timmes: Find Other Media Sources

Use Local, Regional, and National Newspapers.

What do local communities say about hazardous waste sites in their area?

What do state/regional newspapers report about regional implications?

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Local/regional examples for United Uranium in Church Rock site:

Agency recommends granting UNC request for mine waste. Gallup Independent, The (NM), p. 1. (2023, February 4).
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Notice: United Nuclear Corporation: Church Rock Uranium Mill Site. US Fed News (USA). (2023, January 13).
NRC: 'EIS for the Disposal of Mine Waste at the United Nuclear Corporation Mill Site in McKinley County, N.M.'. (2023, January 10). Targeted News Service (USA).
A-bomb, uranium spill commemorations set for Saturday. Gallup Independent, The (NM), p. 1. (2023, February 4).
The Long Poison. Albuquerque Journal (NM). (2022, April 17).
Federal regulators to meet with Navajo on uranium cleanup. Gallup Independent, The (NM), p. 5. (2022, April 9).
Money for abandoned uranium mine cleanup spurs questions about design, jobs. New Mexico in Depth (NM). (2022, April 5).