Fight Over Uranium in the Navajo Nation

No uranium-specific emergency plan exists for Navajo Nation as shipments loom
The Navajo Nation lacks uranium-specific emergency plans as multiple agencies struggle to coordinate response for nuclear shipments.
Uranium transport to Utah across the Navajo Nation will resume after agreement struck with tribe
The Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels Inc., the owner of the White Mesa Mill in Blanding, have reached an agreement for the future transport of uranium ore across the reservation into Utah.
A Uranium Mine, the Navajo Nation and a Six-Month Standoff
Holder: Pinyon Plain, the uranium mine that produced the ore at the heart of this standoff, sits a few miles from the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Bloomberg's Jacob Lorinc went to see it.
After uranium transport deal, Navajo Nation says negotiations were best way to avoid legal battle
A Navajo Nation official said the agreement with the company, which began the transports over objections by the tribe and local governments last year, was in in the tribe's "best interest" instead of a legal battle.
Uranium ore shipments will resume after Navajo Nation, Energy Fuels reach agreement
The agreement that will allow the mining company to ship ore from its mine near the Grand Canyon to a mill in Utah.
Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement reached with the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation has reached a settlement with a mining company that clears the way for transportation of uranium ore across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.
Navajo Nation reaches agreement with mining company over uranium ore transport
Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels reach agreement on uranium ore transport through tribal lands, adding new safety measures and compensation
Ute Mountain Ute reps dismayed after Navajo Nation, Energy Fuels reach accord on uranium ore
Representatives from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe expressed concern after Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels officials reached an accord on transport of uranium ore.
Uranium shipments to resume in protected Grand Canyon areas after Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels finalize deal
Despite a federal ruling rejecting a motion to remove protections on land in near the Grand Canyon, an agreement between Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels will allow the company to resume uranium mining and shipments in February.
Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels reach agreement on uranium ore transport, cleanup efforts
Navajo Nation executive order prohibiting the transport of uranium ore through the Nation expires, an agreement between Energy Fuels Inc. and the Nation was signed.
Family to bury Phoenix man in Navajo Nation after hit-and-run death, investigation continues
The case has seemingly few clues and the family has little means to return man's remains to their Navajo homeland in New ...
2 Navajo men and a business partner are indicted for illegal marijuana grow operations
A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to ...
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Federal charges for massive illegal cannabis grow on Navajo Nation land
A federal grand jury has indicted three men for allegedly running a massive illegal cannabis operation on Navajo Nation land in New Mexico.
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Navajo Nation official says members report getting “caught in the crossfire” during U.S. ICE raids
Reports have been filtering in of Native Americans being mistaken for Latinos as Immigration Customs and Enforcement ...
Navajo Nation Speaker Crystalyne Curley wins a second term, vows to push water agreement
Curley was first elected speaker two years ago as a freshman council member. She was the first woman elected to the post.
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Lady Cougars outlast Red Mesa in gritty battle
In a hard-fought showdown, the Rock Point girls powered past Red Mesa with a commanding 65-51 victory, dominating the middle ...
With reports of tribe members caught up in ICE crackdowns, leaders offer tips to stay safe
Tribal leaders in Wisconsin are warning tribal members to beware of ICE agents because of President Trump’s crackdown on ...
‘Shortchanging our community’: Navajo people are left in the dark about uranium transport
Navajo communities along the 174-mile stretch of the uranium haul route on Diné lands say the tribe and mining company are ...