Red Water Pond Road Community Association
Red Water Pond Road Community Association (RWPRCA) is a grassroots organization of Diné families who have experienced and lived with the impacts of uranium mining and milling in the Church Rock mining area since the 1960s. Our mission is to restore the land and water contaminated by uranium mining, improve the health of community members, and protect and preserve the natural and cultural environment in which we live. RWPRCA is a nonprofit organization recognized under Navajo Nation laws including Fundamental Laws of the Diné, Title 1, Chapter 2.
Read about RWPRC https://swuraniumimpacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/16-RWPCA-factsheet.pdf
Read about the community RWPRC Brochure Final 7-11-14
Read about 2016 Uranium Tailings Spill Commemoration July 16
Read about EPA Drinking Water Standards and RWPRC https://swuraniumimpacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/16.06.30-Native-Sun-News.pdf
Read Uranium Fact Sheet RWPRCA Fact Sheet FINAL_jc
Read about Regional uranium mill cleanup EJ comparison
Read about Mongolian activists at RWPRC October 2016
Read about Russian activists joining in sheep butchering at RWPRC October 2016
- Elder Red Water Pond Water family members say no to uranium mining
- Navajo and other radiation, uranium mine survivors demand action on stalled RECA compensation program
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… Read more: Navajo and other radiation, uranium mine survivors demand action on stalled RECA compensation program - Advocates on long road to reinstate federal radiation exposure act
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.… Read more: Advocates on long road to reinstate federal radiation exposure act - OPINION: Federal government must halt new uranium mining and clean up the 500-plus abandoned mines
By Eric Jantz / Albuquerque resident and Teracita Keyanna / Gallup resident | Mar 24, 2024 Updated Mar 26, 2024 https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-federal-government-must-halt-new-uranium-mining-and-clean-up-the-500-plus-abandoned/article_2b45881e-e7de-11ee-a318-977be50fae4d.html They look like small mesas — indistinguishable, really, from the buttes and juniper-dotted hills that are common features on New Mexico’s landscape. Rather than being part of a landscape that reflects the ebb and… Read more: OPINION: Federal government must halt new uranium mining and clean up the 500-plus abandoned mines - Ignored Paths of Uranium Exposure Illuminated by Havasupai Tribe
An agency-tribal partnership is identifying exposure risks previously not considered in mining risk assessments. By Grace van Deelen | 20 February 2024 https://eos.org/articles/ignored-paths-of-uranium-exposure-illuminated-by-havasupai-tribe?fbclid=IwAR3dRIFPkR-hazEBtl-dtGjp2oZWxooQUy0u29ovf3q2Pqa3yWewsIfTNoo Carletta Tilousi has seen multiple friends and family members suffer from cancer. “Everyone’s lost loved ones,” she said. “But we’re not yet sure where it’s coming from. Is it in the… Read more: Ignored Paths of Uranium Exposure Illuminated by Havasupai Tribe
