Shelley Smithson

Shelley Smithson is a freelance writer in Urbana, Illinois, where she teaches journalism at the University of Illinois. She writes about poverty, the American West, and environmental and energy issues. Last updated July 2017

InvestigationBusiness, Environment

Radioactive Revival in New Mexico

Plans to resume uranium mining on Native American lands in New Mexico have sparked fears of renewed environmental destruction, illness and death – along with racial tensions.

Shelley SmithsonThe NationJune 29, 2009

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