Toxic radioactive heavy metals and chemicals from uranium mines put drinking water off-limits for generations—and in places where there is no water to spare
The Interior Department celebrated the rollback of the Stream Protection Rule, which had protected streams and communities from the toxic slurries and wastes resulting from mountaintop-removal coal mining.
Coal-mining companies are now free to dump their waste into community waterways, exposing residents to serious health risks, including cancer and birth defects.