Virginia Opens the Door to Uranium Mining, OK's Study
A proposal to mine uranium in south-central Virginia advanced this week when a key state body approved a study of the matter. The targeted site is in Virginia's Pittsylvania County just north of the city of Danville and close to the border with North Carolina's Rockingham and Caswell counties. Read the full article in Facing South the online newsmagazine of The Institute for Southern Studies.
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