Thousands of small black boxes used for uranium mining are scattered across Christensen Ranch in Wyoming. The EPA has issued exemptions that give mine operators at the ranch permission to ignore protections guaranteed by the Safe Drinking Water Act. (Abrahm Lustgarten/ProPublica)
Water for uranium: A Faustian bargain at Wyoming ranch?
Conflict over whether to allow more uranium mining at a Wyoming ranch exemplifies tensions between the feverish drive for domestic energy and the need to protect future water resources.
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