In November 2008, the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission voted unanimously to once again create a subcommittee to study the issue of uranium mining.Virginia Commission on Coal and Energy (6 November 2008): Meeting summary , PDF file, retrieved 5 March 2009. In May 2009 the subcommittee approved a study of potential uranium mining and its safety and pollution issues. The study is expected to take about 18 months to complete.Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch (22 May 2009): Va. uranium mining study approved , accessed 29 May 2009.
