Anti-Uranium Resolution Cites Threat

The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission has taken a stand against ending a 30-year ban on uranium mining in Virginia. The commission adopted a resolution that cites the threat to Lake Gaston, which provides one-third of the water to the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake. While the resolution states that the threat is “small,” the consequences would be “enormous and unacceptable” for the region. A company that wants to mine a 119-million-pound deposit of the radioactive ore in Pittsylvania County says it can be conducted safely.