Halifax County Chamber Goes On Record In Opposition Of Uranium Mining

The Halifax County Chamber of Commerce has adopted an anti-uranium resolution. According to the Gazette-Virginian, the Chamber created a task force in 2008 to review questions and concerns from local citizens and adopted a resolution calling for a study which concluded that both Pittsylvania and Halifax counties have significant populations that reside in proximity, downwind and downstream from the proposed mining site; the panel considered annual rainfall and net precipitation, and noted that the area has experienced frequent severe weather events as well as a recent earthquake. The Board went on record in opposition of uranium mining during its Sept. 27 meeting.