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Uranium sickened Navajo who worked in the mines and contaminated the mountains where they hunted, grazed livestock and gathered plants for medicines and ceremonies.

LUKACHUKAI, Ariz. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed plans this week to include the Lukachukai Mountains Mining District, located on Navajo Nation, on the Superfund National Priorities List. This move aims to safeguard public health by addressing contamination risks posed by the site, joining other areas deemed crucial for environmental and human health protection.

This story was originally published by KSJD in Cortez, Colorado. In northeastern Arizona, the Cove Chapter of the Navajo Nation and the

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The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed adding an area of the Navajo Nation to the Superfund National Priorities List. It would be the first-ever such designation there despite a decades-long legacy of uranium mining contamination.

The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program Left ‘a Horrible Legacy’ of Environmental Destruction and Death Across the Navajo Nation Navajo uranium miners have died of lung cancer and other respiratory illnesses. They weren’t told of the risks, and they want compensation for radiation exposure continued. June 27, 2021 Phil Harrison views a uranium loading bin left behind from the mining era, which stretched from the 1940s to the 1980s. Credit: Cheyanne M. Daniels/MNS Related Share this article COVE ...