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S.P.I.R.I.T. Society to Protect Indigenous Rights & Indigenous Treaties: Land Grab: What Happened on the Wind River Reservation? by Tristan Ahtone (Kiowa) The uranium industry may have a long way to go in earning back the public’s trust, especially on the Wind River Reservation. In 2010, the Department of Energy released well monitoring data from the Wind River Reservation. What they found was that uranium levels in a number of their wells had spiked up to 100 times the legal limit. In early May the Department of Energy released tap test results showing uranium levels nearly twice the legal limit, but later said the results were anomalies. It’s generally believed these problems stem from nearly 1.8 million cubic yards of radioactive waste left behind by the Susquehanna Western uranium mill that operated from 1958 to 1963. After a nearly year-long investigation, Wyoming Public Radio’s Tristan Ahtone brings us this story on how the Susquehanna Western uranium mill got on the reservation, and the people it’s still affecting.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:24:39 +0000

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