Town of Telluride protests uranium mill

[jpak]

http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/11/21/news/doc4ce857e7e0b0b981120951.txt

A group of environmentalists from the Telluride region has been hustling for more than a year to protest a uranium mill proposed to go up in Paradox Valley, a lonely, windswept valley in western Montrose County.

Now, the Telluride Town Council is hopping aboard the opposition movement.

Members of council and town staff are in the process of penning a letter to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials that details concerns that the uranium mill could damage the health of the region’s people, environment and economy.

“The town and our local residents and visitors are very concerned about the possible significant and long-term deleterious impacts that could occur if the Piñon Ridge Facility is approved by CDPHE and becomes an operational mill for the processing of uranium ore,” reads a draft of the letter.

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[classof56]

1. Thank you for posting this.

A long time ago, when I lived in Colorado, my travels through the Rockies included visits to the spectacularly scenic and historically significant Telluride area, as well as the Western Slope. This was prior to the "Californication of Colorado", so not sure how that may have impacted that part of the state. Glad the Telluride Town Council is weighing in to object to the uranium mill and the damaging effects on the area. Hope they prevail!

[joshcryer]

2. Telluride is still very pristine, most of the people are in the metro areas.

I didn't look for population numbers but I was down there only a few months back, it's still very nice! :)

I wonder where the people are protesting oil shale.