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A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

Circle of Blue

The failures at Homestake are emblematic of the toxic legacy of the American uranium industry, one that has been well-documented from its boom during the Cold War until falling uranium prices and concerns over the dangers of nuclear power decimated the industry in the 1980s. All the houses are going to be gone. There will be nothing.”.

Waste 246
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Michael Shellenberger talks with Nick O’Malley, National Editor of Climate and the Environment, Sydney Morning Herald

Environmental Progress

But he's actually respected by liberals, conservatives, moderates, everybody, and I relied on him [for power density calculations]. So the idea that you needed renewables is entirely based on the idea that we should not, or could not have nuclear. But nuclear doesn't have a social licence to operate in Australia.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

For example, 2010 soil data are likely to still represent conditions whereas 2010 groundwater data may not. In the US, almost every aspect of the environment is regulated - drinking water, surface water, air, hazardous waste, new construction, nuclear power plants, factories, and much more. 4 - Environmental Regulation.