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    Jan 28, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. 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

    2. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Virginia legislative commission recommends General Assembly consider uranium mining

    Uranium mining is one of the most important and contentious issues Virginia lawmakers will tackle during the upcoming session of the General Assembly.
    WDBJ7 Senior Reporter
    Uranium mining is one of the most important and contentious issues Virginia lawmakers will tackle during the upcoming session of the General Assembly. The opening round of the battle played out Monday in Richmond. Supporters of the plan to develop a...

    Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Pittsylvania County, Henry County, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Career and Workplace

    3. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. It may take another week before uranium mining debate comes up in Richmond

    State lawmakers are back at work in Richmond, already racing toward adjournment in February.
    WDBJ7 Senior Reporter
    State lawmakers are back at work in Richmond, already racing toward adjournment in February. But it might be another week before they get their first look at legislation that could open the door to uranium mining in Pittsylvania County. The uranium...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Mining

    4. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Flooding near proposed uranium mining site worries some, VUI says there's no concern

    Today's heavy rain is bringing more attention to the proposed uranium mining site in Pittsylvania County.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    Today's heavy rain is bringing more attention to the proposed uranium mining site in Pittsylvania County. A road on the Coles Hill site is flooded. Opponents say the mining would contaminate streams and rivers. "It's a beautiful day." Rain is...

    Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Science and Technology, Mining

    5. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Survey: More than half of Virginia business leaders opposed to lifting uranium mining ban

    A business attitude survey about uranium mining in Pittsylvania County was presented to the Uranium Working Group on Tuesday in Richmond.
    A business attitude survey about uranium mining in Pittsylvania County was presented to the Uranium Working Group on Tuesday in Richmond. The Uranium Working Group is a group appointed by Governor McDonnell to study the impact of uranium mining in...

    Tags: Business Enterprises, Pittsylvania County, Mining

    6. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. UPDATE: Lawmakers outline uranium legislation as supporters visit Capitol Square

    Supporters of uranium mining fanned out across Capitol Square Thursday, as lawmakers offfered up more information on legislation that could open the door to uranium mining in Pittsylvania County.
    Supporters of uranium mining fanned out across Capitol Square Thursday, as lawmakers offfered up more information on legislation that could open the door to uranium mining in Pittsylvania County. About 70 members of the group, People for Economic...

    Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia Tech, Pittsylvania County, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government

    7. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Newly-formed uranium mining opposition group forms in Virginia

    <a href="http://schurz.co/36rtvt">Click here</a> to watch live streaming of the Virginia Coal and Energy commission meeting on uranium mining.
    Click here to watch live streaming of the Virginia Coal and Energy commission meeting on uranium mining. -------------------------- As the debate over uranium mining heads to the legislature, a new group has been created supporting Virginia's decades-...

    Tags: Pittsylvania County, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Mining

    8. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. Danville City Council says no to uranium mining in Pittsylvania County

    The Danville City Council doesn't want uranium mining in neighboring Pittsylvania County.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    The Danville City Council doesn't want uranium mining in neighboring Pittsylvania County. Thursday night, members unanimously passed a resolution against lifting the 30 year uranium mining ban. The resolution states none of the studies within the last...

    Tags: Pittsylvania County, Mining

    9. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Southwest Virginia pastors say uranium mining is bad for Virginia

    Religious leaders from our area have banded together against uranium mining in Pittsylvania County.
    Religious leaders from our area have banded together against uranium mining in Pittsylvania County. The group of ministers and pastors gathered in Roanoke Friday to make public their stance on continuing the statewide moratorium on uranium mining. They...

    Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Anglicanism, Water

    10. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. After months of debate, a decision on uranium mining in Virginia could be days away

    The fight over uranium mining is now moving from rural Virginia to Richmond.&nbsp;
    WDBJ7 Senior Reporter
    The fight over uranium mining is now moving from rural Virginia to Richmond.  It promises to be one of the most important issues state lawmakers will tackle during the General Assembly session that begins Wednesday. Even before the legislative...

    Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Pittsylvania County, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Republican Party

    11. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. Virginia uranium mining stirring on two fronts

    The drafting of proposed uranium mining legislation is expected to be completed this week in Richmond as yet another study on the subject makes its debut.
    The drafting of proposed uranium mining legislation is expected to be completed this week in Richmond as yet another study on the subject makes its debut. Sen. John Watkins has proposed legislation that could open the door to the mining of a 119-...

    Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Pittsylvania County, Bob McDonnell, NAACP, Mining

    12. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. Next stop in Va. uranium debate: Statehouse

    The subject of years of study and passionate debate around the state -- proposed uranium mining in Virginia -- is heading to the General Assembly and what is expected to be one of the fiercest environmental battles in recent memory.&nbsp;&nbsp;
    The subject of years of study and passionate debate around the state -- proposed uranium mining in Virginia -- is heading to the General Assembly and what is expected to be one of the fiercest environmental battles in recent memory.   First stop is...

    Tags: Pittsylvania County, Mining

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