KZMU Moab Community Radio

A new report from the Grand Canyon Trust calls the White Mesa Mill outside of Blanding “America’s cheapest radioactive waste dump.” The environmental group and representatives of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe want the mill to be regulated like one. Plus, seven young Utahns filed a lawsuit this week against the state because of its policies related to fossil fuel development. And, researchers in our region have developed a remote-control robot that can alert safety inspectors of potential rockslides.

KZMU News · Friday March 18, 2022

And later, the Weekly News Reel, where we check in with reporters on their latest stories of the Moab area. Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses SITLA pursuing a large land swap with the BLM, portable toilets installed in the Willow Springs area, and rising gas prices. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News discusses proposed apartments that may displace another trailer court in downtown Moab, the cancellation of the latest Book Cliffs Highway project, and the Backyard Theater reopening for the season.

Show Notes

Photo: The White Mesa Uranium Mill. The Grand Canyon Trust and members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe want the mill to be regulated like a waste dump. Credit Tim Peterson flown by EcoFlight

Grand Canyon Trust: Waste Dump Next Door

https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/bears-ears-and-radioactive-waste-dump-next-door

Energy Fuels

https://www.energyfuels.com

KUER: Youth sue Utah over fossil fuel development-friendly laws

https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2022-03-17/youth-sue-utah-over-fossil-fuel-development-friendly-laws

Weekly News Reel Mentions

The Times-Independent: SITLA pursues Bears Ears land swap BLM

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/sitla-pursues-bears-ears-land-swap-with-blm/

The Times-Independent: ‘igotpoop’ is back for another season on public lands

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/igotpoop-is-back-for-another-season-on-public-lands/

The Times-Independent: ‘My wife was taking pictures of the pumps’