US Uranium Mining Project Near Grand Canyon Sparks Controversy | HNGN [Video]

The biggest uranium producer in the US is stepping up operations on a long-standing project that has mainly been inactive since the 1980s, just south of Grand Canyon National Park.

The development is progressing as uranium prices rise due to increased demand and global instability.

Uranium Mining Plans Near Grand Canyon Prompt Concerns

The Biden administration and other nations have committed to tripling the global capacity of nuclear power, guaranteeing that uranium will continue to be an essential commodity for a long time in the future.

Better regulatory monitoring is being demanded by environmentalists and Native American leaders, who are still concerned about the effects mining and milling operations would have on nearby communities in the West.

Producers say uranium production today is different than decades ago when the …