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By Sue Major Holmes
Church Rock, New Mexico (AP)
The leader of the Navajo Nation marked the 30th anniversary of a massive uranium tailings spill by reaffirming the tribe’s ban on future uranium mining.
Speaking in Navajo and English, President Joe Shirley Jr. addressed about 100 people who made a seven-mile walk during July to the site of the July 16, 1979 spill and to the land of Navajo ranchers who live near another contaminated site.
Church Rock, New Mexico (AP)
The leader of the Navajo Nation marked the 30th anniversary of a massive uranium tailings spill by reaffirming the tribe’s ban on future uranium mining.
Speaking in Navajo and English, President Joe Shirley Jr. addressed about 100 people who made a seven-mile walk during July to the site of the July 16, 1979 spill and to the land of Navajo ranchers who live near another contaminated site.
