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A uranium revival brings new worries to tribal lands

KFF Health News | By Melissa Bailey
Published August 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM EDT

Uranium production has been revived in the US Southwest. Tribal communities there who suffered illnesses from previous development are worried nuclear energy will harm them again.

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