Enviros get seat at table on proposed Colo. uranium mill

A court-appointed arbitrator has granted party status to three environmental groups allowing them to participate directly in public hearings over whether to permit the construction of uranium mill in southwestern Colorado.

The decision clears the way for Rocky Mountain Wild, Colorado Environmental Coalition and the Center for Biological Diversity to present evidence and cross examine witnesses at Colorado Department of Health and Environment hearings over a permit for the proposed Piñon Ridge uranium mill.

The first hearing is scheduled for Oct. 15