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Rust and polish
Hand-laidWelcome to Moab Rail News
Keeping track of Rail activity in Moab, potash and Crescent Junction
Since April 2009, hundreds of
mill tailings trains
have departed the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site,
often called the Moab Pile.
Many days each month, trainloads of radioactive soil head north on the Cane Creek Subdivision, better known as the Potash Branch.
To this day, activities on or near the Potash branch are still making news.
Whether it is dust storms, floods, changes in contractors
lax safety enforcement, there is always something in the news about the "Train of Pain"
or the Moab Pile. Below, in one place you can read all the news about the Moab
Uranium Mill tailings project.
Moab Uranium Mill Tailings News
Slowdown of uranium waste near Moab concerns Utah lawmakers Salt Lake Tribune And although Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee returns to the Senate next year along with Orrin Hatch, assuming he wins re-election, Moab Mayor Dave Sakrison has not heard what the lawmakers plan to do on behalf of the tailings cleanup. He's also concerned about ... |
Group against uranium mining holds meeting in Danville WSLS If Virginia is drafting regulations, comment on them, Sarah Fields, founder of nonprofit citizen group Uranium Watch in Moab, Utah, told about 40 attendees of a lecture sponsored by the Roanoke River Basin Association and Piedmont Residents in Defense ... |
'Citizen-expert' cautions against uranium mining Martinsville Bulletin Fields, founder and program director of Uranium Watch in Moab, Utah, spoke Wednesday night at a workshop on uranium mining and milling. About 40 people attended the workshop at the former Henry County courthouse in uptown Martinsville. |
Group to stage protest to proposed nuclear power plant Emery County Progress "This issue affects more than just southern Utah residents," said Sarah Fields, director of the citizen group Uranium Watch. "That's why we're seeing involvement from downriver residents like the Fort Mojave and Colorado River Indian Tribes, ... |
Extreme Runner's Moab Desert Offers 'Wall Street' Cliffs BusinessWeek By John Detrixhe on April 23, 2012 “It's going to seem like we're in the middle of nowhere,” said Chris Martinez, founder of trail- running guide service 360 Moab Adventures. He met me on Main Street in Moab, Utah, a few miles east of where we would be ... |
 Bloomberg | Extreme Runner's Moab Desert Offers 'Wall Street' Cliffs Bloomberg “It's going to seem like we're in the middle of nowhere,” said Chris Martinez, founder of trail- running guide service 360 Moab Adventures. He met me on Main Street in Moab, Utah, a few miles east of where we would be running on the Amasa Back desert ... |
Groups plan nuclear protest in Utah UPI.com MOAB, Utah, May 10 (UPI) -- It is "foolish" to take steps to build a nuclear reactor near the Green River in Utah given the dangers exposed by the 2011 Japanese disaster, advocates say. A group of environmental advocacy groups and American Indian ... |
 Deseret News | Iconic bike shop led to Moab's salvation in '83 Deseret News By Lee Benson, Deseret News Bill Groff, along with his brother Robin and dad John, started Rim Cyclery and the mountain bike revolution in Moab in 1983 after the uranium mining industry collapsed. As with many genuine historic sites, you could drive ... |