2024年12月11日 · From 1944 to 1986, nearly 30 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation. This website describes how five federal …

In the 1950s, the Navajo Nation was situated directly in the uranium mining belt that experienced a boom in production, and many residents found work in the mines.

3 天之前 · Before a six-month Navajo Nation executive order prohibiting the transport of uranium ore through the Nation expires, an agreement between Energy Fuels Inc. and the Nation was …

2025年1月7日 · There are over 500 abandoned uranium mines on and near Navajo Nation. This page provides information about contamination from the mines and how it is being addressed. …

2 天之前 · For context, the Navajo Nation has 523 inventoried uranium waste sites, said Stephen Etsitty, executive director of the Navajo EPA. "Our largest mine has over 1 million tons of …

2024年4月24日 · The Ten-Year Plan to Address Impacts of Uranium Contamination in the Navajo Nation - 2020-2029 (pdf) (5.3 MB, January 2021) continues the effort of the previous Five-Year …

The Navajo Nation stands united with the affected uranium miners, Downwinders and their families. Together, we will march to the U.S. Capitol later this month alongside other tribal …

3 天之前 · Shipments of uranium ore from a revived mining operation just south of the Grand Canyon are expected to resume in February after the Navajo Nation reached a settlement with …

2024年6月4日 · From the 1940s to the 1990s, the U.S. government and private companies exploited the Navajo Nation to supply uranium for nuclear weapons and energy, critical to …

2024年10月4日 · PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test the limits of a tribal law that sets conditions for hauling uranium on its land by ordering tribal police to stop …