Tribes and Environmentalists Press Arizona and Federal Officials to Stop Uranium Mining Near the Grand Canyon

Activists hope to shut down an existing mine within a new national monument and to prevent the transportation of uranium on state and federal roads across Navajo Nation lands.

By Noel Lyn Smith
July 29, 2024
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Noel Lyn Smith

Noel Lyn Smith is a Diné (Navajo) reporter at Inside Climate News.

 
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