Tim Peterson

Tim Peterson, the cultural landscapes program director of the Grand Canyon Trust, joins us to discuss efforts to import radioactive waste from Estonia to the White Mesa mill adjacent to the original border of Bears Ears National Monument. He also covers the cultural and historical significance of Bears Ears National Monument, the devastating impacts of Uranium mining on the Indigenous Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, and the fundamental connection between people and nature. All of this is viewed thru the lens of environmental justice, which is the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens. To learn more about Tim and the Grand Canyon Trust please visit https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/ To express your opposition to the White Mesa mill’s efforts to import radioactive waste from Estonia please visit https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/act/protect-bears-ears-region-radioactive-waste The deadline to submit comments is July 10th. We encourage all our listeners to take advantage of the Grand Canyon Trust’s take action web page which can be found here. https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/take-action