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4/4/2012 New York Times Green Blog: Uranium, Cattle Grazing and Risks Unknown
April 4, 2012, 3:40 pm Uranium, Cattle Grazing and Risks Unknown By LESLIE MACMILLAN 
Joshua Lott for The New York TimesA cattle ranch near an abandoned uranium mine in Cameron, Ariz.
As I reported last weekend in The Times, a cattle rancher stumbled upon an abandoned uranium mine in the summer of 2010 on his grazing land, about 60 miles east of the Grand Canyon on the Navajo reservation, and notified federal officials. They came in with Geiger counters and found levels of radioactivity that were alarmingly high. A year and a half later, the former mine in Cameron, Ariz., is not fenced off to either humans or animals, and cattle continue to roam through the site and eat grass that might be tainted with uranium and other toxic substances.... Read More
Posted in cancer, Colorado River, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, Grand Canyon, injury to water quality, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, skyline mine, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
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4/1/2012 New York Times: Uranium Mines Dot Navajo Land, Neglected and Still Perilous
4/1/2012 New York Times: Uranium Mines Dot Navajo Land, Neglected and Still Perilous: An abandoned uranium mine on the Navajo reservation in Cameron, Ariz., emits dangerous levels of radiation. By LESLIE MACMILLAN New York Times April 1, 2012 CAMERON, Ariz. — In the summer of 2010, a Navajo cattle rancher named Larry Gordy stumbled upon an abandoned uranium mine in the middle of his grazing land and figured he had better call in the feds. Engineers from the Environmental Protection Agency arrived a few months later, Geiger counters in hand, and found radioactivity levels that buried the needles on their equipment.... Read More
Tainted Desert, Tufts magazine article by Leslie Macmillian
“Tainted Desert”, Tufts magazine article by Leslie MacmillianTainted Desert, Tufts Magazine by Leslie Mac Mill Ian... Read More
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Tagged Leslie Macmillian, public health, Tufts, uranium, uranium mining, water contamination
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11/10/2011 Blog posting by Robert Sabie, Jr. FP uranium proximity map winner EPA apps for the environment challenge
11/10/2011 Blog Posting by Robert Sabie, Jr.: First off, I want to say how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to work with The Forgotten People. I was introduced to Marsha Monestersky, Program Director of Forgotten People during a phone conference back in January of 2011 by my professor, Troy Abel, whom Marsha had met at an EPA environmental justice forum in Washington D.C. That was my first time of hearing of the many issues that the Navajo people faced, especially in the Tuba City/Cameron area. I felt moved by the stories that Marsha told me. ... Read More
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Tagged abandoned uranium mines, coal mining, contaminated water, enviornmental justice, EPA, Huxley College of the Environment, injury to water, Navajo Nation, uranium mining, US EPA, Western Washington University
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11/8/2011 FP congratulates Robert Sabie, WWU – EPA Announces Winners of Apps for the Environment Challenge
Forgotten People congratulates Robert Sabie, Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University. 11/8/2011 EPA Announces Winners of Apps for the Environment Challenge WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the winners of its Apps for the Environment challenge, which encouraged new and innovative uses of EPA’s data to create apps that address environmental and public health issues. Developers from across the country created apps with information about everything from energy efficient light bulbs to local air quality. A few even developed games to help people learn environmental facts.... Read More
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Tagged coal mining, contaminated water, EPA, EPA Apps for the Environment Challenge, GIS mapping, Huxley College of the Environment, Mapping, Professor Troy Abel, Robert Sabie, uranium contamination, uranium mining, US EPA, Western Washington University
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10/10/2011 Gallup Independent: Uranium mining license: Water wells, pipeline needed
10/10/2011 Uranium mining license: Water wells, pipeline needed by Kathy Helms, Dine Bureau, Gallup Independent: WINDOW ROCK – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall sought assurances Thursday from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that Navajos living in Crownpoint would have a safe source of drinking water if Hydro Resources Inc. carries through with its plans for in situ mining of uranium in the Westwater Canyon Aquifer. In a hearing on cleanup of legacy uranium sites before a U.S. Senate subcommittee, Udall also pressed the NRC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on proposed future uranium mining operations. ... Read More
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Tagged Churchrock legacy site, Crownpoint, Gallup Independent, HRI, in-situ recover, Kathy Helms, legacy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Senator Tom Udall, Superfund, uranium contamination, Uranium Resources Inc., US EPA, US EPA Superfund, Westwater Canyon Aquifer, Window Rock
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10/8/2011 Gallup Independent: Udall urges continued cleanup of area’s legacy uranium sites
10/8/2011 Udall urges continued cleanup of area’s legacy uranium sites By Kathy Helms, Dine Bureau, Gallup Independent: WINDOW ROCK – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., received commitments Thursday from three federal agencies that they will continue to work together to clean up uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation. Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission testified on the status of cleanup operations at legacy uranium mining and milling operations. The testimony was presented during a federal oversight hearing before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Children’s Health and Environmental Responsibility, which Udall chairs. The senator stressed that each agency continue ongoing cleanup projects and commit to providing necessary funding for the Five-Year Plan for the Navajo Nation begun in 2007 and a Five-Year Plan begun last year for the Grants Mining District.... Read More
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Tagged clean up, EPA, Five-Year Plan, Gallup Independent, Grants Mining District, injury to water quality, James Woolford, Kathy Helms, Navajo Nation, nuclear energy, right to water, Superfund, Superfund Remediation, Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, Udall, uranium contamination, US Department of Energy, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Children's Health and Environmental Responsibility
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10/4/2011 Gallup Independent: Northeast Churchrock Mine cleanup plan set
10/4/2011 Northeast Churchrock Mine cleanup plan set By Kathy Helms, Dine Bureau, Gallup Independent: CHURCHROCK – After more than two years of debate and a dozen public meetings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has chosen to move approximately 1.4 million tons of radioactive soil from Northeast Churchrock Mine to a lined disposal cell on top of an unlined cell at a nearby Superfund site. EPA evaluated 14 disposal sites before choosing the same “preferred alternative” cleanup plan announced in May 2009. By disposing of the radium- and uranium-contaminated waste at the nearby United Nuclear Corp. uranium mill now owned by General Electric, the entities averted the lengthy process of siting and licensing a new disposal facility, which can take decades. ... Read More
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Tagged Churchrock, Churchrock mine, General Electric, Navajo Nation, Red Water Pond Road Community Association, stakeholder, Teddy Nez, United Nuclear Corporation, uranium contamination, uranium mill, uranium mines, US EPA, US EPA Superfund
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8/12/2011 EPA allows Chevron access to sensitive data on Navajo Nation – Chevron gains access to sensitive data on Navajo soil and water
8/12/2011 CENSORED NEWS: EPA allows Chevron access to sensitive data on Navajo Nation – Chevron gains access to sensitive data on Navajo soil and water: 
By Brenda Norrell: MARIANO LAKE, N.M. — The US EPA is allowing Chevron USA Inc., access to sensitive data on the Navajo Nation, by allowing Chevron to investigate uranium contamination. Chevron is one of the world’s primary exploiters and spoilers of Indigenous lands. Navajo President Ben Shelly, however, said allowing Chevron to carry out the investigation on the Navajo Nation is a good thing. President Shelly said, “On behalf of the communities in and around Mariano Lake, I extend my sincere appreciation for the agreement today between the U.S. EPA and Chevron. I look forward to the data that will be generated in this investigation, and I respectfully request U.S. EPA to understand our desires for the most protective clean up plans that will help restore harmony in our communities and homes.”... Read More
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Tagged Censored News, Chevron, contamination, EOA allows Chevron access to sensitive data on Navajo Nation, Mariano Lake mine, Navajo Nation, President Shelly, radium-contaminated soil, sensitive data, uranium mining, US EPA, USA
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Addressing Uranium Contamination in the Navajo Nation
US EPA Pacific Southwest, Region 9 Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations: Addressing Uranium Contamination in the Navajo Nation: 
The lands of the Navajo Nation include 27,000 square miles spread over three states in the Four Corners area. The unique geology of these lands makes them rich in uranium, a radioactive ore in high demand after the development of atomic power and weapons at the close of World War II in the 1940s. From 1944 to 1986, nearly four million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation. Many Navajo people worked the mines, often living and raising families in close proximity to the mines and mills.... Read More
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Tagged abandoned uranium mines, addressing uranium contamination in the Navajo Nation, atmoic power, contamination, Department of Energy, Five-Year Plan, Four Corners, Indian Health Service, legacy of uranium mining, Navajo EPA, Navajo Nation, Northeast Church Rock Mine, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Progress Report, radiation, radioactive waste, Region 9, Shiprock, Superfund, uranium, uranium contamination, US Environmental Protection Agency, US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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