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EPA awards $220 million for uranium mine cleanup on Navajo Nation Klee Benally of the Navajo Nation at a 2016 protest outside the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, demanding cleanup of abandoned uranium mines. Even though mining stopped decades ago - and was banned by the tribe in 2005 - the fight to clean up the toxic sites has lingered. (Source: Cronkite News) By Haleigh Kochanski | February 15, 2021 at 7:52 AM MST - Updated February 15 at 7:52 AM WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday, Feb. 11, it will award contracts worth up to $220 million to...

Arizona PBS Feb. 12, 2021 Klee Benally of the Navajo Nation at a 2016 protest outside the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, demanding cleanup of abandoned uranium mines. Even though mining stopped decades ago – and was banned by the tribe in 2005 – the fight to clean up the toxic sites has lingered. (File photo by Danika Worthington/Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will award contracts worth up to $220 million to three companies for the cleanup of some of the hundreds of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. Work coul...