A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether an area of western New Mexico proposed for uranium mining should be treated as Indian land.
Hydro Resources Inc., a New Mexico company, is challenging last year’s decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that an area where the company wants to [...]

A study by experts has negated fears of health hazards from mining of uranium in Meghalaya, even as the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) sought to convince the local people that the proposed mining project would pave the way for a massive development of the state.
Having faced stiff opposition from [...]