If a company called #AtomicMinerals Corp. gets its way, #drilling and #mining for nearby #uranium will threaten these wild and sacred treasures.

For starters, heavy equipment will disrupt the peace and quiet of the high desert. Drilling rigs will emit #pollution into the clear skies. If the rigs find uranium, mining will follow.

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https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/05/03/planned-uranium-drilling-near-bears-ears-sparks-pushback-00095080

E&E News: Planned uranium drilling near Bears Ears sparks pushback

A Vancouver-based company wants to drill 25 exploratory holes in the Utah desert near the Bears Ears National Monument to verify if large deposits of uranium exist.