Health Issues Implicated by Uranium Mining on the Navajo NationRobyn, Linda
In 2013, the Navajo Nation told another uranium producer that it would deny access to a ranch that surrounded a parcel of Arizona state trust land where the company planned to mine. At the time, the tribe cited a 2005 law that banned uranium mining on its lands and another 2006 law that...
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EPA, the Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal agencies have released a 10-year plan outlining the federal government’s commitments to address adverse environmental impacts from uranium contamination throughout the Navajo Nation, coming several months after the plan was originally slated to be...
"This is what we see on a daily basis," Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Chairman Manuel Heart said at a news conference, about water contaminated by the White Mesa Uranium Mill that flows from springs and wells into homesites on the Navajo Nation. ...
Navajo (NationInformation DisseminationUranium mining and milling in the Four Corners' area of the American Southwest has had serious negative impacts on American Indian workers, their families, and their communities. In this article, we will examine Navajo education programs which inform citizens about...
Energy Fuels, Navajo Nation Department of Justice, and Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Sign Landmark Agreement on Uranium Ore Transport and Abandoned Mine Cleanup Jan 29, 2025 Dec 5, 2024 Nov 28, 2024 Energy Fuels Announces Q3-2024 Results, Including Active Uranium Mining and Processin...
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Survey of unregulated drinking water sources on Navajo Nation. American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition on Water and Public Health. Vol. 7 (2009). Stanley, D. M. & Wilkin, R. T. Solution equilibria of uranyl minerals: role of the common groundwater ions calcium...