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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
Posted in cancer, Climate Change, coal mining, Colorado River, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, Grand Canyon, injury to water quality, Navajo Environmental Protection Agency, Navajo Generating Station, Nuclear power, Peabody Coal Company, radioactive waste, skyline mine, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
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
Posted in cancer, Climate Change, coal mining, Colorado River, drought, environmental justice, government accountability, Grand Canyon, injury to water quality, Navajo Environmental Protection Agency, Navajo Generating Station, Nuclear power, Peabody Coal Company, radioactive waste, skyline mine, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water, Water and Sanitation
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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11/7/2011 Forgotten People MEDIA RELEASE: Peabody Kayenta mine permit renewal – Dooda (No)
Forgotten People MEDIA RELEASE: Peabody Kayenta mine permit renewal – Dooda (No): Black Mesa, AZ-On November 3, 2011, Forgotten People through their attorney Mick Harrison, Esq. with assistance from GreenFire Consulting Group, LLC joined Black Mesa Water Coalition, Diné C.A.R.E., To Nizhoni Ani, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club in submitting comments to oppose the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining (OSM) decision to approve a controversial mine permit renewal for Peabody Coal Company’s Kayenta mine.... Read More
Posted in Climate Change, coal mining, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Navajo Generating Station, Peabody Coal Company, Water
Tagged arsenic, Black Mesa Water Coalition, Center for Biological Diversity, coal mining, contaminated water, Dine CARE, forgotten people, GreenFire Consulting Group, injury to water, Kayenta mine, Mick Harrison, Office of Surface Mining, Peabody, Peabody Coal Company, Sierra Club, To Nizhoni Ani, uranium, US Department of the Interior
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10/25/2011 Indian Country Today: Arsenic in Indian Water Tables Can Cause Diabetes, Other Illnesses
10/25/2011 Indian Country Today: Arsenic in Indian Water Tables Can Cause Diabetes, Other Illnesses By Terri Hansen: Arsenic, even for a poison, is one nasty brew. Long-term ingestion of the metallic substance can result in thickening and discoloration of the skin, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, numbness in hands and feet, partial paralysis and blindness. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies inorganic arsenic as a Group A agent, a human carcinogen and, since the 1990s, exposure to it has been linked to an increased risk of diabetes mellitus. 
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Posted in coal mining, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Nuclear power, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
Tagged arsenic contamination, cancer, Centers for Disease Control a nd Prevention, contaminated water, diabetes, environmental health, EPA, forgotten people, Indian Country Today, injury to water, Navajo Nation, NTUA, safe drinking wter, uranium mining, US Department of Health and Human Services, water infrastructure, water safety
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10/11/2011 AZ Daily Sun: Hopis sue over alleged groundwater contamination
10/11/2011 AZ Daily Sun: Hopis sue over alleged groundwater contamination By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: TUBA CITY — The Hopi Tribe has sued the federal government over its management of an open dump in Tuba City. The lawsuit filed in tribal court alleges that the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs failed to ensure that waste at the 30-acre site did not contaminate the land or groundwater. The BIA operated the dump for nearly 50 years before it was closed in 1997, and part of it was covered up and fenced off. A BIA spokeswoman did not immediately return messages left Tuesday seeking comment. The lawsuit seeks enforcement of an order the tribe issued to the BIA in August demanding that the federal agency take immediate action to halt the spread of contamination. The dump is on Hopi and Navajo land.... Read More
Posted in cancer, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Navajo Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, uranium mining, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Water
Tagged Arizona Daily Sun, Associated Press, BIA, contaminated water, Hopi Tribe, open dump, Tuba City, uranium tailings
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 at 5:00 PM at City Hall in Flagstaff, Ariz.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 at 5:00 PM at City Hall in Flagstaff, Ariz. On the Use and Preservation of Dook’o’osliid: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ST. MICHAELS, Ariz.—The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission will hold a public hearing to give Navajo citizens an opportunity to give oral testimony, written information, or send written testimony to NNHRC about Dook’o’osliid as they relate to use, need for preservation, protection and other issues on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 5 p.m. at City Hall in Flagstaff, Ariz. ... Read More
Posted in Climate Change, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Water, water rights
Tagged contaminated water, Dook'o'osliid, Navajo human rights, Navajo Human Rights Commission, Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission, public hearing, right to water, safe drinking water, Snowbowl
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9/10/2011 Gallup Independent: Residents suffer while tribes debate water issues
Rose Chewing Lane from Boadaway/Gap drank water from eight of these 55-gallon barrels for several years9/10/2011 Gallup Independent: Residents suffer while tribes debate water issues By Kathy Helms, Dine Bureau: WINDOW ROCK – Members of the Navajo-Hopi Land Commission and the Hopi Tribe will meet next week to discuss water issues brought up by Navajos residing on Hopi Partitioned Land who refused to leave their homes after Congress partitioned the disputed lands in 1974 and forced the relocation of Navajo and Hopi families. In April, after two years of efforts by the grassroots group Forgotten People, U.S. and Navajo agencies, the first load of safe drinking water was delivered to residents in the Black Falls/Box Springs/Grand Falls area near Leupp who were drinking uranium- and arsenic-contaminated water. The group hopes to replicate that success for residents of HPL and the former Bennett Freeze.... Read More
Posted in Climate Change, drought, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Water, Water and Sanitation, water rights
Tagged access to water, Caroline Tohannie, Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa, Congress, contaminated water, environmental justice, forced relocation, Gallup Independent, Hopi Partitioned Land, Hopi Tribe, Kathy Helms, Marsha Monestersky, Navajo Nation, Navajo-Hopi Land Commission, Raymond Maxx, Rena Babbitt Lane, right to water, right to water and sanitation, Rose Chewing Lane, safe drinking water, social justice
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Maps of proposed uranium transport route thru Navajo Nation & Proximity of Abandoned Uranium Mines (AUM’s) to water sources on Navajo Nation
Map of the proposed uranium transport route from the Grand Canyon through the Navajo Nation to White Mesa mill in Blanding, Utah 
Proximity map of abandoned uranium mines to water sources on the Navajo Nation These maps were provided by Robert Sabie, Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA under the guidance of Professor Troy Abel. Thank you!... Read More
Posted in cancer, Climate Change, environmental justice, fragile ecosystem, government accountability, injury to water quality, Nuclear power, radioactive waste, uranium mining, Water
Tagged abandoned uranium mines, contaminated water, Grand Canyon, Huxley College of the Environment, mapping project, Navajo Nation, proximity map, uranium mining, uranium transport route, Western Washington University
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6/11/2011 Forgotten People – Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University Mapping Project
Forgotten People – Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University Mapping Project: Please check out the links for maps showing proposed uranium haul routes from the Grand Canyon thru the Navajo Nation AND a map showing the proximity of abandoned uranium mines to water sources. Huxley College, WWU rocks! Forgotten People-Huxley College Mapping Project. 
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