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By Susan Montoya Bryan
Albuqueque, New Mexico (AP)
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. is seeking a federal grant to help pay for equipment designed to capture carbon emissions from a proposed coal-fired power plant on tribal land.
Environmentalists, the state of New Mexico and some Navajos have voiced concerns about the $3 billion Desert Rock Energy Project, saying a third coal-fired plant in the Four Corners region would compromise air quality, human health and the environment.
Albuqueque, New Mexico (AP)
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. is seeking a federal grant to help pay for equipment designed to capture carbon emissions from a proposed coal-fired power plant on tribal land.
Environmentalists, the state of New Mexico and some Navajos have voiced concerns about the $3 billion Desert Rock Energy Project, saying a third coal-fired plant in the Four Corners region would compromise air quality, human health and the environment.
