Abandoned Uranium Mines

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to hold the federal government accountable for the cleanup of abandoned mines on tribal lands and throughout the country. An estimated 140,000 such sites nationally threaten public health and the environment.

The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan bill designed to shore up drought mitigation and flood control in Arizona including long-delayed projects in Flagstaff and Winslow.

Navajo Nation leaders and local community members are opposing a plan by the federal government to transport nuclear waste near homes.

A group representing Navajo communities is presenting its case to an international human rights body, saying U.S. regulators violated the rights of tribal…

Navajo Nation leaders and federal officials recently toured an abandoned uranium mine on the reservation. The trip highlighted the continued threats posed…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded three major contracts for the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. The projects…

A Flagstaff woman is nearing the end of a 2,000-mile journey across the country … on roller skates. But it’s not just for fun – Daisy Purdy is raising…

Officials from the Navajo Nation and the federal government are taking a closer look at more than a dozen former uranium mines on the reservation. The…

Officials with the Navajo Nation and federal government finalized an agreement last week in the ongoing effort to clean up hundreds of abandoned uranium…

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Navajo-owned company a contract to control erosion at an abandoned uranium mine on the reservation. It’s…