Inside the controversy around White Mesa, America’s last conventional uranium mill ^21.6%

KUER - By PBS Utah, Lauren Steinbrecher - 6/9/2026, 10:15 PM

Appeal to Emotion 18.7% - Appeal to Authority 15.5% - Biased Writer Voice 14.3%

A remote corner of Utah finds itself in the middle of a controversy centered around the country’s only conventional uranium mill. The mill is praised for putting the Beehive State on the global energy map and playing a crucial role in our everyday technology. At the same time, an additional operation at the mill is drawing criticism and... more