Uranium Mining Revival Portends Nuclear Renaissance in Texas and Beyond

Inside Climate News · By Dylan Baddour · last updated December 1, 2024 – 12:16 AM

State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide consistent, low-carbon power to large industrial facilities. But in South Texas, locals worry what a uranium boom means for their groundwater.

By Dylan Baddour

In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope to start production soon, extracting radioactive fuel from the region’s shallow aquifers. Many more may follow.

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