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    May 15, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Two groups join forces against uranium mining

    DANVILLE, Va. (AP) --
    DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family. The group is among several that advocated for keeping the...

    Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Pittsylvania County, Mining, Bob McDonnell

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| AP Virginia

  2. Anti-uranium groups in Virginia join forces

    Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces.
    Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family. The group is among several that advocated for keeping the state's prohibition on...

    Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Pittsylvania County, Mining, Bob McDonnell

    3. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: Mining, Government, Executive Branch, Ken Cuccinelli, Politics

    4. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. McDonnell: 'Not thinking' of uranium mining in Virginia

    Don't expect anything soon on uranium mining from Gov. Bob McDonnell.
    Don't expect anything soon on uranium mining from Gov. Bob McDonnell. The governor said he's still focused on legislation reaching his desk from the 2013 session of the General Assembly and he's not going to give any thought to uranium mining until...

    Tags: Mining, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics

    5. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Focus of uranium debate shifts in Richmond

    Legislation that could open the door to uranium mining in Virginia stalled this year in the General Assembly, but the debate continues.
    Reporter
    Legislation that could open the door to uranium mining in Virginia stalled this year in the General Assembly, but the debate continues. New radio ads from groups on both sides of the debate are shifting the focus to Governor Bob McDonnell.   The Keep...

    Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Mining, Radio, Government, Executive Branch

    6. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| AP Virginia

  6. Southside Virginia lawmakers meet with Governor McDonnell on uranium mining

    Six Southside Virginia legislators have met with Gov. Bob McDonnell to discuss their concerns about uranium mining in their back yards.
    Six Southside Virginia legislators have met with Gov. Bob McDonnell to discuss their concerns about uranium mining in their back yards. Pittsylvania County Republican Delegate Donald Merricks said the governor told them Friday legislative matters such...

    Tags: John C Watkins, Mining, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority

    7. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| AP Virginia

  7. Anti-uranium mining lawmakers appeal to Virginia Governor

    Southside Virginia lawmakers are seeking a meeting with Gov. Bob McDonnell to outline their objections to a suggestion that he order the development of regulations for uranium mining.
    Southside Virginia lawmakers are seeking a meeting with Gov. Bob McDonnell to outline their objections to a suggestion that he order the development of regulations for uranium mining. Proposed legislation that would do just that was abandoned last...

    Tags: Mining, Government, Executive Branch, Politics, Bob McDonnell

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. Southside Virginia listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast

    Southside Virginia is listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast.
    Southside Virginia is listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast. That's according to the Southern Environmental Law Center, an advocacy organization for the environment.   It says the push to lift Virginia's longstanding ban on...

    Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Wetlands, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Agriculture

    9. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. Fate of Virginia uranium mining rests with McDonnell

    Gov. Bob McDonnell is now the sole focus of the tug-of-war over uranium mining in Virginia.
    Gov. Bob McDonnell is now the sole focus of the tug-of-war over uranium mining in Virginia. Delegate Jackson Miller of Manassas says he's asked the chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee to not bring forward his legislation establishing...

    Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Mining, Government, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace

    10. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Win or loss? Neither side take a victory in the uranium mining debate

    The battle over uranium mining isn't over.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    The battle over uranium mining isn't over. There's still a small chance after the senator who proposed a bill opening the door to uranium legislation withdrew his bill yesterday. The signs still speak for themselves the next day. Drive in any town...

    Tags: Pittsylvania County, Mining

    11. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. Virginia uranium mining legislation spiked by sponsor

    The sponsor of legislation that would have allowed uranium mining in Virginia has withdrawn his bill amid almost certain defeat in a Senate committee.
    The sponsor of legislation that would have allowed uranium mining in Virginia has withdrawn his bill amid almost certain defeat in a Senate committee. Sen. John Watkins withdrew the bill Thursday before the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and...

    Tags: Agriculture, Mining

    12. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. Uranium mining opponents line streets of Richmond prior to Monday's legislative session

    Opponents of uranium mining are hoping to keep up the pressure on state lawmakers, and on Monday they returned to Richmond to make their case. 
    WDBJ7 Senior Reporter
    Opponents of uranium mining are hoping to keep up the pressure on state lawmakers, and on Monday they returned to Richmond to make their case.  A few hundred people gathered in Capitol Square before the day's legislative session. They lined the...

    Tags: Mining

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