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Judge denies state, Cotter Corp. motion to dismiss CCAT lawsuit

By | 06.08.11 | 1:24 pm

Environmental groups battling to get the Cotter Mill uranium processing facility near Cañon City properly cleaned up applauded a decision late last week by a district court judge in Denver that allows their lawsuit to go forward.

State to begin uranium mill review despite lack of enviro feedback

By | 12.22.09 | 9:32 am

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment late last week deemed complete a uranium mill application by Ontario-based Energy Fuels, starting what will be up to a year-long review. An environmental group suing to stop the Montrose County proposal…

Telluride environmental group sues Montrose County over uranium mill

By | 11.09.09 | 1:41 pm

Montrose County commissioners met in secret and had already made up their minds before approving a special use permit for a uranium mill in the Paradox Valley, a lawsuit filed in Montrose County District Court alleges.

The suit, filed…

Proposed uranium mill deeply divides southwestern Colorado communities

By | 09.10.09 | 7:52 am

MONTROSE — Montrose County commissioners delayed a decision on a controversial uranium mill proposal Wednesday after nearly six hours of public testimony that underscored deep divisions between longtime mining families and residents of neighboring Telluride and San Miguel County.

Nunn uranium mine could adversely impact groundwater, expert says

By | 08.19.09 | 9:41 am

Colorado has uranium on the brain these days.

An environmental engineer and lecturer brought in by conservationists told an audience in Fort Collins Tuesday they should be concerned about the deterioration of their water quality if a proposed uranium mine…