Nebraska Tribe Fights Uranium Miners
Ogala Sioux got a lift from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission who ruled in late April that the tribe had legitimate concerns about groundwater contamination from a uranium mine, reports Indian Country Today. The mine owners, Cameco Corp. of Canada wants to expand the mine. The tribe believes that fractures in rock allow water used in mining to mix with drinking water resulting in higher cancer rates and other health problems in children and the elderly.
