Uranium mining study files, 1979-1981.

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Uranium mining study files, 1979-1981.

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Files kept by Charles Kenow, for a study done for the Legislature by the Environmental Quality Board, with staffing provided by the Planning Agency. They include an atlas of potential critical areas, correspondence, and reports on federal/state regulation and on the environmental impacts of uranium exploration.

0.15 cu. ft. (5 folders).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6727892

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Kenow, Charles.

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Minnesota. Legislature

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Minnesota Environmental Quality Board

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Minnesota State Planning Agency

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