Cleanup of abandoned uranium mines set to start after Navajo Nation, EPA reach agreement
The EPA will begin work to remove more than 1 million cubic yards of radioactive waste from sites on the Navajo Nation.
EPA finalizes plan to relocate abandoned uranium mine waste near Navajo communities
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up a million cubic yards of radioactive waste at abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation near Gallup, N.M.
EPA to Relocate Toxic Mine Waste from Navajo Nation
EPA will move radioactive waste from a former uranium mine near Churchrock, New Mexico, to a regional landfill, addressing decades of contamination on Navajo land.
EPA gives first approval for moving uranium mine waste off Navajo Nation land
Uranium mine waste northeast of Gallup is a step closer to being safely stored after the Environmental Protection Agency and Navajo Nation finalized a plan Monday to transport 1 million cubic yards of waste from the Quivira Mines site to a disposal cell near Thoreau.
EPA OKs plan to remove uranium mine waste near Navajo community
The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week it has approved a plan to remove and store more than 1 million cubic yards of uranium mine waste from a Navajo Nation community near Church Rock.
EPA announces Navajo Nation uranium waste cleanup plan
The agency would fully clean up two of the more than 500 abandoned uranium mines on tribal lands in New Mexico.
After council vote, Navajo is now the official language of the Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed into law the designation of Navajo as the official language of the Navajo Nation ...
Tribes in Arizona awarded funding to build climate resilience
Five tribal nations in Arizona received funding from the U.S. Department of Interior to help their communities prepare for ...
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Yellow Springs public works crew travels to Navajo reservation to connect homes to power
Through an initiative called Light Up Navajo, outside visiting utility workers come to install equipment so dozens of homes ...
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Navajo Nation mourns passing of tribal college leader Charles ‘Monty’ Roessel
The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss of Dr. Charles “Monty” Roessel, who was the leader of Diné College, a tribal ...
Ute man indicted, accused of child’s murder on reservation
A 23-year-old Ute man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of Second-Degree Murder of a Child in December ...
Boy killed in Colorado reservation shooting was in bed when he was hit
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A sign marks Navajo Drive, as Sentinel Mesa stands in the distance in Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah on the ...
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In Dual Interviews, Former Navajo VP Charts Course for Tribal Engagement With Trump Administration
Former Navajo Nation VP Myron Lizer calls for stronger tribal engagement with the Trump administration, discusses economic ...
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Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 7-Year-Old Boy on Tribal Reservation
Jeremiah Hight, 23, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a mesa near Oljato, Utah, within the Navajo Nation reservation, according to Navajo police on Thursday. Members of the department's dog team ...
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Navajo Nation prepares for 2025 chapter inauguration ceremonies
The Navajo Nation is preparing for its 2025 chapter inauguration ceremonies, a significant series of events marking the start of new leadership terms across the Nation’s five agencies.