MASE in the News

Posted on Dec 6, 2023 in MASE in the News, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

Billiman raises awareness for RECA extension

By Jody Wilson, Gallup Independent | 12/6/23 DinÃ© Bureau GALLUP — On Saturday, Maggie Billiman and several members of her family gathered at Camille’s in Gallup to...

Posted on Feb 23, 2023 in MASE Core Groups, MASE in the News, Uranium on Navajo Nation

Navajo community residents wary of ‘devastating’ plan to move uranium tailings nearby

Arlyssa D. Becenti, Arizona Republic | Feb 23, 2023 azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/02/23/plan-allows-uranium-waste-disposal-near-navajo-community The Red...

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 in Homestake-Barrick Gold, MASE in the News

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making

by Mark Oldade and Maya Miller, video by Mauricio Rpdriguez Pons and Ed Ou, photography by Ed Out Published August 8, 2022...

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in Events, MASE in the News

July 16 – 43rd Uranium Tailings Spill Legacy Commemoration

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in MASE in the News, Uranium on Navajo Nation

Nez: ‘Just imagine what we’re breathing in’

Cleanup of Navajo uranium contamination ‘daunting’ By Kathy Helms, Special correspondent, khelms@gallupindependent.com April 29, 2022 GALLUP –...

Posted on Jun 17, 2022 in MASE in the News, Uranium on Navajo Nation

NRC delays decision on plan to remove uranium mine waste from Church Rock site

Noel Lyn Smith Farmington Daily Times The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission met with residents from the Red Water Pond Road Community on April 22. The community is...

Posted on Jun 15, 2022 in MASE in the News

Fact Sheet: Disparity in Regional Mill Tailings Site Cleanup Efforts

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Posted on Apr 26, 2022 in MASE in the News

Take uranium contamination off our land, Navajos urge federal nuclear officials

By Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth, April 23, 2022 Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez makes final remarks at the afternoon listening session at the Red Water...

Posted on Apr 16, 2022 in MASE in the News

Action in support of the Red Water Pond Road Community

Friday – April 22 WHAT IS HAPPENING? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is visiting the Red Water Pond Road Community (RWPRC) on Friday, April 22 at 2...

Posted on Apr 5, 2022 in MASE in the News

Money for abandoned uranium mine cleanup spurs questions about design, jobs

By Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth | April 5, 2022 “Leetso Dooda”, which means “no uranium” in the Diné language, is a rallying cry in...

New legislation offers hope – and urgency – for uranium mining survivors

For Immediate Release September 22, 2021 Contact: Susan Gordon, Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment www.swuraniumimpacts.org 505.577.8438, ...

Posted on Jul 20, 2021 in MASE in the News

Nuclear Energy Will Not Be the Solution to Climate Change

There Is Not Enough Time for Nuclear Innovation to Save the Planet By Allison Macfarlane July 8, 2021 Diving into the sea near a nuclear power plant in Fukui, Japan,...