Navajo Nation settles coal mining royalty caseFELICIA FONSECA
Fast forward 40 years and this is just one of the memories that surface as we pedal out to camp at Coalmine Canyon nearby. In the last decade, Navajo families affected by the Settlement Act were allowed to return to their homelands. My aunt has built a home near the Hogan I lived in...
Supreme Court to Overturn License for Mining Uranium on Tribal Lands Members of the Navajo Nation have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a license to mine uranium on tribal lands in New Mexico, mining the petitioners say could expose them to unhealthy levels of radiation (Morris v. ...
Peabody Coal company, largest United States coal miner, has expanded its Arizona strip mining operations to supply 27,000 tons of coal per week to a new electric power generation plant. The bituminous, 11,000 BTU per pound coal has an ash content of 8.0 percent and a sulphur content of on...
mining companies have a poor history of community welfare. This situation could happen anywhere in the nation. It already has in some locations, such asOklahoma’s Tar Creek area, which I know a lot about. I lived and worked in that area for nearly 4 months in early 2005. Trust me when...
Navajo Nation Sues Coal Company over Payment for Arizona Mining Rights.Norrell, Brenda
Navajo Nation company closes deal acquiring 7% stake in Four Corners coal unitsNavajo Transitional Energy Co. closed on a transaction acquiring 7%rnownership interest in two coal units at the Four Corners power plant in SanrnJuan County, N.M.rnArizona Public Service Co. affiliate 4C Acquisition,...
Since the early 1950s the Navajo Nation has entered into extensive coal leases with several large companies and utilities. Contracts have committed huge quantities of Navajo coal for mining.;A comparison of the shadow prices of coal deposits derived from the dynamic model with the royalty payments...
Lease agreement between Peabody Coal, the Navajo Generation Station and the Navajo Nation.Navajo Tribe
Potential health impacts of emissions from power plants in the Shiprock area of the Navajo Nation and indoor burning of coal in stoves by Navajo Nation residents will be examined. Source material (coal), fly ash, and fine particulate matter 2.5 microns or smaller (PM 2.5) have been collected...