Tag Archives: Navajo Nation

‘Ticking Atomic Bomb’: 50+ Uranium Mills Still Dumping Cancer-Causing Toxic Waste Into U.S. Rivers via the Defender (ProPublica)

Posted on 2022/12/13 by nfield

U.S. taxpayers bankrolled more than 50 uranium mills in the lead-up to the Cold War, but despite promises, the government has failed to address the widespread water pollution from the mills, according to a ProPublica investigation. By Mark Olalde, Mollie … Continue reading →

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Take uranium contamination off our land, Navajos urge federal nuclear officials via New Mexico In Depth

Posted on 2022/04/27 by nfield

The gale-force winds that swept across New Mexico on Friday, driving fires and evacuations, gave Diné residents in a small western New Mexico community an opportunity to demonstrate first hand the danger they live with every day. Nuclear Regulatory Commission … Continue reading →

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People downwind of first atomic blast renew push for U.S. payout　via Santa Fe New Mexican

Posted on 2021/04/07 by nfield

By Susan Montoya Bryan Associated PressMar 24, 2021 Updated Mar 25, 2021 ALBUQUERQUE — In the desert northeast of Las Vegas, Nev., residents living along the Nevada-Arizona border would gather on their front porches for bomb parties or ride horses into the … Continue reading →

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Navajo Nation President Nez Testifies On Radiation Exposure Compensation Act via Fronteras

Posted on 2021/03/28 by nfield

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez testified before the House Judiciary Committee during a discussion of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. About three decades ago, Congress tried to address a growing concern about the health problems caused by uranium exposure during the … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Radioactive Spill in US History via Vox

Posted on 2020/10/12 by nfield

How the US poisoned Navajo Nation. As World War Two was ending, the growing nuclear arms race put the US in need of uranium. It turned to Navajo Nation, where the uranium mining industry thrived for four decades — but … Continue reading →

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Assaulted by massacres, smallpox, uranium mining, and pipelines Native Tribes are standing up for their rights on Covid-19 protection via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2020/06/08 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter Native Americans have largely been left out of the conversation about Covid-19 even though they have some of the highest infection rates in the country. They’ve been here before; with massacres, smallpox, pipelines, and the ravages of uranium … Continue reading →

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#466 – Navajo Nation’s Covid/Uranium Mining Connection Janene Yazzie via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2020/05/27 by nfield

This Week’s Featured Interview:  Navajo Nation’s Janene Yazzie is a community organizer and human rights advocate who has worked on development and energy issues with indigenous communities across the United States. Among her many positions, she is Sustainable Development Program Coordinator for International Indian … Continue reading →

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Uranium mining and my family’s story via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/11/05 by nfield

The 1,000 uranium mines of “John Wayne country” and their terrible legacy By Tommy Rock, Ph.D. My name is Tommy Rock, PhD., and I am from the Navajo tribe in the southwest U.S. I live in Monument Valley, Utah, which … Continue reading →

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The 90 Million Gallon Nuclear Tragedy That Nobody Knows About via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2018/07/22 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter On July 16, 1979,  the worst accidental release of radioactive waste in U.S. history happened at the Church Rock uranium mine and mill site. While the Three Mile Island accident (that same year) is well known, the … Continue reading →

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By renaming new Utah monument Shash Jaa, is Trump trying to divide Native American tribes? via Salt Lake Tribune

Posted on 2017/12/12 by nfield

President Donald Trump not only trimmed and broke up the Bears Ears National Monument when he visited Utah last week. He also renamed it with the Navajo-language term for Bears Ears, a gesture that could be courting trouble with many … Continue reading →

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