Navajo Nation bans uranium mining, opposes transport of ore to White Mesa mill

The impact of historic uranium mining and decades of neglect on the part of the federal government led the Navajo Nation to pass a law prohibiting uranium mining on its lands.
“There is a statute that the Navajo Nation enacted in 2008, which places a …The impact of historic uranium mining and decades of neglect on the part of the federal government led the Navajo Nation to pass a law prohibiting uranium mining on its lands.
“There is a statute that the Navajo Nation enacted in 2008, which places a …