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Uranium Mining

The D.C. Circuit agreed with the Oglala Sioux that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission “vitiate(d)” the National Environmental Policy Act by granting Powertech USA a license to mine uranium in the Black Hills without preparing an adequate environmental impact statement.

WASHINGTON — The D.C. Circuit agreed with the Oglala Sioux that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission “vitiate(d)” the National Environmental Policy Act by granting Powertech USA a license to mine uranium in the Black Hills without preparing an adequate environmental impact statement.

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