Dec 11, 2024 · This site provides information about the progress of EPA's cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on Navajo and Hopi lands and in other areas of Arizona and New Mexico, …

Jan 7, 2025 · This site provides information about the progress of EPA's cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation, including health impacts, major enforcement and …

Oct 8, 2024 · From 1944 to 1986, nearly 30 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation. Many Navajo people worked the mines, …

Mar 30, 2023 · Contamination in the site stems from prior uranium mining. The EPA received a letter from the former Navajo Nation President in December 2022 in support of listing this site …

Aug 1, 2024 · Information about reducing contact and minimizing risks from uranium and radiation on the Navajo Nation. Your Health: Uranium and Radiation on the Navajo Nation (pdf) (1.41 …

May 2, 2022 · The Navajo Nation negotiated with the United States to address the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s role in developing historical uranium mining on Navajo lands. As a …

Dec 18, 2024 · Mines in the Eastern Abandoned Uranium Mines Region include most of the largest mines on the Navajo Nation. They include deep below-ground mines that had water …

Apr 24, 2024 · The 2020-2029 Ten-Year Plan continues the effort of the previous Five-Year Plans and identifies the next steps in addressing the human health and environmental risks …

The settlement funds the assessment and cleanup of 94 abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation, including one mine in the Central AUM Region. This settlement addresses almost 20% …

Jul 10, 2020 · Information about reducing contact and minimizing risks from uranium and radiation on the Navajo Nation.