Leaked recording reveals firings and disarray at agency BY: PATRICK LOHMANN – MARCH 3, 2025 2:57 PM Long-stalled NM uranium mines now ‘priority projects’ at Cibola Forest, leader tells employees Snow-capped Mount Taylor photographed by Cibola National Forest staff in 2012. According to a meeting recording obtained by Source New Mexico, forest leaders have listed […]
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, Arizona Republic, January 8, 2025 https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/01/08/navajo-nation-epa-reach-agreement-to-clean-up-abandoned-uranium-site/77552078007/ After years of demanding the cleanup of uranium waste at the Kerr-McGee Quivira Mines on the Navajo Nation community advocates got the news this week that the Environmental Protection Agency will remove waste rock from three areas of the site and move it to a new […]
EPA Signs Action Memo to Move Uranium Mine Waste from Churchrock to Red Rock Landfill For Immediate Release: January 7, 2025 Contacts: Teracita Keyanna – Red Water Pond Road Community Association terrykeyanna@yahoo.com 505-979-0552 Susan Gordon – Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment sgordon@swuraniumimpacts.org 505-577-8438 Chris Shuey – Southwest Research and Information Center sric.chris@gmail.com 505-350-0833 MASE […]
December 15, 2024 – New Mexico – The Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment (MASE), a coalition dedicated to advancing environmental justice in uranium-impacted communities, has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the position of Environmental Justice Coordinator. This role represents a unique opportunity to collaborate with MASE member groups, and local communities, to […]
By Navajo Times | Sep 19, 2024 | News | By Donovan Quintero Special to the Times https://navajotimes.com/reznews/elder-red-water-pond-water-family-members-say-no-to-uranium-mining/ Bertha Nez, 78, from Red Water Pond Road, north of Church Rock, N.M., speaks on Friday about her home and how uranium mining impacted her entire life. Special to the Times | Donovan Quintero WINDOW ROCK — Bertha […]
Gabrielle Wallace /Cronkite News Sept. 25, 2024 WASHINGTON – People exposed to radiation from atomic bomb tests and uranium mines rallied Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol – along with tribal leaders – to demand action on a stalled compensation program. “They gave the ultimate sacrifice when it was needed. We should reward the people who […]
Navajo Nation member Carol Etcitty-Roger speaks about cancer in her eye from radiation exposure during a news conference about the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act on Tuesday. Jose Luis Magana/For The Associated Press By Alaina Mencinger amencinger@sfnewmexican.com Sep 24, 2024 https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/advocates-on-long-road-to-reinstate-federal-radiation-exposure-act/article_da3a9cf0-79fc-11ef-918d-3f8d04b197a8.html?utm_source=santafenewmexican.com&utm_campaign=/newsletters/your-morning-headlines/?123&-dc=1727262027&utm_medium=email&utm_content=read more There were more than five hours to go before the group reached Washington, D.C. […]
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By Cathy Cook / Journal Staff Writer, The Alburquerque Journal | Dec 20, 2023 The National Defense Authorization Act passed both the House and the Senate last week and has been sent to President Joe Biden’s desk. The annual bill will authorize defense spending, including billions for national labs and millions for military institutions in […]
