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Navajo Nation

March 17, 2008--Seeking the water jackpot (High Country News)

Editor's note: This is a well-written, timely, and informative article related to American Indian Water Rights--specifically the Navajo Nation, to include, but is not limited to the

March 13, 2008--Environmentalist sue over uranium exploration near Grand Canyon (Arizona Republic)

A trio of environmental organizations filed suit Wednesday to block uranium-mining exploration near the edge of Grand Canyon National Park, claiming the U.S.

February 14, 2008--Desert Rock heats up (Durango Telegraph)

While Desert Rock proponents tick away the days on a threatened lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, opponents are also saying that time may be running out for the m

January 30, 2008--Flooding on Navajo Nation prompts evacuations (Las Cruses Sun-News)

The Navajo Nation declared a state of emergency Monday, and tribal officials say communities in the mountainous regions and low-lying areas are being impacted by

December 27, 2007--Combustion waste angers residents (Cortez Journal)

Each year, power plants in the United States collectively kick out enough coal combustion waste (CCW) to fill a train of coal cars stretching from Manhattan to Los Angeles and back three and a half

December 13, 2007--Work starts on water project (Gallup Independent)

Apparently the state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation aren’t going to let a little thing like congressional approval get in the way of moving ahead with delivering

December 12, 2007--Ariz. Indian tribes fight wastewater snowmaking (Rocky Mountain News)

A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday from lawyers for an Arizona ski resort and Indian tribes battling over the resort's plan to make snow using reclaimed wastewater at the Arizona Snowb

November 19, 2007--Navajo tribal oficials blast new wave of uranium mining (Gallup Independent)

Representatives of the Navajo Nation and the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna told a state committee that a new wave of uranium mining will further contaminate their lands and precious water resources,

October 27, 2007--Community discusses concerns at farm, livestock meeting (Defensor Chieftain)

State Rep. Don Tripp would like to see legal allocation of Rio Grande waters and wolf reintroduction in Catron County paused where it is for a few years.

October 27, 2007--Mercury levels create concern (Cortez Journal)

The Four Corners Air Quality Task Force will wrap-up up its two years of work next month. While many Four Corners residents blame coal power plants across the New Mexico state line, the sc

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