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Corner of Oregon has highest US wildfire smoke death rate, Guardian reports

Illustration accompanying article: Corner of Oregon has highest US wildfire smoke death rate, Guardian reports
  • The Guardian published an interactive feature on August 26, 2026 reporting that a corner of Oregon has the highest US rate of wildfire smoke deaths, according to the article's subhead.
  • The feature carries the headline "'You can taste the ash': surviving in America's wildfire smoke capital."
  • The Guardian's subhead describes the affected location as "a magical corner of Oregon."
  • A photo caption identifies the specific location depicted in the feature as Kerby, Oregon.
  • The piece appears in the Guardian's US news section in an "ng-interactive" format, a designation the newspaper uses for interactive and data-driven features.
 2026-08-26 · 3 MIN READ

Energy Fuels to more than double White Mesa Mill output as tribe demands shutdown

Illustration accompanying article: Energy Fuels to more than double White Mesa Mill output as tribe demands shutdown
  • The federal push to revive domestic uranium production is ramping up output and planned waste expansion at White Mesa Mill in southeastern Utah, the nation's only remaining conventional uranium mill.
  • A 2024 federal law bans Russian uranium imports by 2028, and President Trump set a goal to quadruple U.S. nuclear energy capacity by 2050.
  • Energy Fuels, which has owned the mill since 2012, said it produced 1 million pounds of yellowcake last year and plans to more than double that output this year.
  • The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe passed a 2021 resolution stating that the mill "has had severe health impacts on the residents of White Mesa and should cease entirely," and members of the Havasupai and Navajo tribes have raised related concerns along uranium trucking routes.
  • A 2023 federal health assessment found radiation levels at the tribe's air monitor were unlikely to harm human health but could not evaluate whether the mill's radon emissions could affect bordering properties.
 2026-08-12 · 4 MIN READ
Illustration accompanying article: Wildfire smoke health risks drive indoor air filter guidance