Western Colorado Congress v. Umetco Minerals Corp.

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

This action concerns a decision by the Colorado Department of Health (CDH) (now the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment) to grant an amended radioactive materials license to defendant, Umetco Minerals Corp., for its Uravan facility located in Montrose County, Colorado. Umetco appeals that part of the judgment of the district court reversing the final agency action of CDH in which it issued the amended license. Plaintiff, Western Colorado Congress (WCC), an organization comprised of individuals and local citizens’ groups in western Colorado,…