On the recordAugust 7, 2026
We will not allow a foreign mining company to threaten the Chama Watershed with radioactive uranium waste. That is unacceptable.
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heinrich.senate.govWe will not allow a foreign mining company to threaten the Chama Watershed with radioactive uranium waste. That is unacceptable.
Discussing the Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act
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