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, in addition to damaging the health of tribal residents. Members of the New Mexico Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee expressed little sympathy and even less understanding of the potential dangers associated with uranium exposure during a meeting Monday in Grants. Still, the tribes made a valiant effort to present the reasons for their opposition to new uranium mining before what appeared to be a largely pro-uranium mining committee.
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