In the latest development in the long-running tension between the need to extract the minerals needed for clean energy sources and the damage mining brings to environments and nearby communities, three uranium mines have gone into production along the Arizona-Utah border, with more on the way elsewhere in the Mountain West.

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In the latest development in the long-running tension between the need to extract the minerals needed for clean energy sources and the damage mining brings ...{ai:summary}<p>Uranium mines are being opened along the Arizona-Utah border and in other areas of the Mountain West, sparking concerns over the environmental and societal impact. #environment</p>

Uranium Mines Begin Operations Near The Grand Canyon

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