That’s exactly why I wrote my latest book, "Arizona National Parks and Monuments." They range from the volcanic sprawl of stone hoodoos crowning Chiricahua National Monument to the ...
The plan, an action memo, is an early step in a long process and will move uranium mine waste off of Navajo Nation land, which is home to hundreds of former uranium mines, for permanent storage.
Contaminated land:EPA officials pledge to clean up old uranium mines at the first Navajo Superfund site From World War II until 1971, the U.S. government was the sole purchaser of uranium ore ...
These efforts employed many Native Americans and others in mines and mills. Between 1944 and 1986, nearly 30 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo ...
The Kerr-McGee Ponds area, once used for solids dewatering and protore storage, occupies 9 acres, according to EPA. Contaminated land: EPA officials pledge to clean up old uranium mines at the first ...
Between 1944 and 1986, nearly 30 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation. With over 500 abandoned uranium mines — many say the total ...