Roanoke River added to group’s endangered list

Timothy Martin May 18, 2011 1 minute read

The prospect of uranium mining in Southside Virginia has put the Roanoke River on one group’s list of the nation’s most endangered waterways. News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin has details:

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