On the recordAugust 8, 2026
“We will not allow a foreign mining company to threaten the Chama Watershed with radioactive uranium waste. That is unacceptable,” said Heinrich.
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heinrich.senate.gov“We will not allow a foreign mining company to threaten the Chama Watershed with radioactive uranium waste. That is unacceptable,” said Heinrich.
Discussing the Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act.
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