The time has come to take our fight to keep the ban on uranium mining to Virginia’s General Assembly. And we do so bolstered by over 10,000 petition signatures of Virginians throughout the Commonwealth, 65 organizations signed-on, numerous Virginia newspaper endorsing the ban, and over 50 government jurisdictions representing millions of Virginians resolving formally [...]
On Monday, Senator John Watkins announced that he will introduce a bill on behalf of the uranium industry to repeal a 30 year ban on uranium mining in Virginia. This despite the fact that all the numerous studies conducted have found that uranium mining in a wet state like Virginia poses unacceptable risks to [...]
WHAT: Public meeting of Governor McDonnell’s Uranium Working Group
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov 27 Plan on arriving at 5:30 PM, meeting starts 6 PM
WHERE: Virginia Science Museum, 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220 (Click here for map.)
CLICK HERE TO RSVP TODAY!
After the National Academy of Sciences found that uranium mining in Virginia posed “steep hurdles” to regulating this inherently [...]
Studies by the National Academy of Sciences and the City of Virginia Beach have raised serious concerns about the safety of mining uranium in such a wet climate up river from more than one million people in Hampton Roads. These studies are done, and they have each told us that uranium mining and milling in [...]
Studies by the National Academy of Sciences and the City of Virginia Beach have raised serious concerns about the safety of mining uranium in such a wet climate up river from more than one million people in Hampton Roads. These studies are done, and they have each told us that uranium mining and milling in [...]
Attend the Governor’s public hearing on uranium mining on Monday June 18, 6:00pm at Chatham High School, 100 Cavalier Circle, Chatham, VA.
The National Academy of Sciences’ report on uranium mining confirms that Virginia’s wet climate and vulnerability to extreme natural events presents steep challenges to uranium mining, milling, and disposal of radioactive wastes. Tell Governor [...]
Help Us Keep the Ban on Uranium Mining
Thursday, May 31
Citizens Briefing, 5:30pm
National Academy of Sciences Hearing, 6:30
Hilton Oceanfront, 3001 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA
Lake Gaston is THE PRIMARY drinking water source for more than 1 million people – in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and neighboring communities in Virginia and North Carolina. Lake Gaston is located [...]
The National Academy of Science (NAS) will be in Fairfax, Richmond and Charlottesville this week to present the findings of their report “Uranium Mining in Virginia”. In December the NAS released their 250+ page report highlighting major public health and environmental concerns. These concerns along with a groundswell of public support for the ban have [...]
Our legislative committee has been hard at work for the past month tracking legislation and lobbying our state legislators to protect our access to clean air and water. I wanted to take a few minutes to give you a mid-session update on Sierra Club’s priorities.
Uranium Ban to [...]
For Immediate Release
January 19, 2012
For More Information
Lisa Guthrie (804) 240-1976
Mary Rafferty (401) 862-8749
Chris Miller (540) 347-2334
Conservation Groups Disappointed by
Governor’s Administrative Directive on Uranium Mining
In response to Governor McDonnell’s recent directive, conservation organizations expressed concern about the rush to write regulations for the uranium industry behind closed doors.
“On behalf of Virginians across the Commonwealth, we are disappointed by [...]
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