Energy Fuels Insider-Timing Purchase Faces Investigation After Bears Ears Cut
Energy Fuels CEO Ross Bhappu bought 74,000 shares on July 7, 2026 and Chairman Bruce Hansen bought 4,000 the next day, ahead of lawmakers cutting the Bears Ears monument area by 90%. Lawmakers said the timing suggests nonpublic information. The company touted government support via outside lobbyists, cited a $725 million Defense Department loan, and said the monument change could affect uranium and vanadium mill operations near an Indigenous community.