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The NAACP has come out against a proposed uranium mine in Pittslyvania county. The organization is not the first to oppose the mine, nor is it likely the last. However, the reason given for the group’s opposition is straight out of typecasting:
“The risk uranium mining poses to our drinking water, air quality and local communities far outweighs the benefit,” said King Salim Khalifani, executive director Virginia State NAACP. “The magnitude of potential impacts on people of color and all the people in Virginia is too great to leave it to chance.”
Women’s groups and child advocates may have an issue with being left out of the traditional litany of specifically named, most-harmed parties. Look for those press releases soon.
