February 11, 2008--Texas residents say their ground will never be the same after uranium mining (Greeley Tribune)
The resurgent field of in-situ uranium mining throughout the American West has forged a new kind of pioneer, one who still fights for land and water on the plains but must oppose a well-heeled, highly technical modern foe. It's different than oil and gas production, which is as familiar to the West as open fields and thunder, and it's prompted a new wave of education and employment on both sides. In Goliad, Texas, ranchers and residents are trying to stop a newly formed company from extracting uranium from the ground using their groundwater. The fight against in-situ uranium mining in south Texas is similar to a battle brewing in northern Colorado. There are differences, to be sure, but in both places, the fight comes down to water and the fundamental fact that it is essential to life.
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