Voices from the Field

Uranium Developments Over Time

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More about Nate Housley

Nate Housley holds a Master's of History from the University of Utah as well as a Graduate Certificate in Public History. As a student of labor history in Utah, mining has been of particular interest to him. He currently works as a program assistant for Utah Humanities’ Think Water Utah program. Nate lives in Salt Lake City.

 

 

 

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