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PNS Daily Newscast - May 13, 2021
President Biden taps Tracy Stone-Manning to be director of Bureau of Land Management; and Colorado schools get new tools to help students distinguish between news, commentary and disinformation.
2021Talks - May 13, 2021
Republicans oust Liz Cheney from her leadership role, Dr. Anthony Fauci urges more vaccinations, NAACP leaders voice support for voting rights legislation, and Nancy Pelosi is optimistic about the infrastructure bill.
Public News Service - AZ: Nuclear Waste
Click to downloadPHOENIX - New uranium mining claims near the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River will be banned for the next 20 years, under a final decision announced by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Some one million acres of public lands to the north and south of the National Park are affected, though Salaz
PHOENIX - A new report paints nuclear power plants as "inherently dangerous" and says their risks are not worth taking. The report is from the watchdog group Arizona PIRG (Public Interest Research Group), whose director, Diane Brown, says four major close calls at U.S. nuclear plants in the past de
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon could be banned for 20 years, under a proposal by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. It's one of four alternatives in a draft study that would protect 1 million acres from new claims. John Koleszar, president of the Arizona Deer Association,
