While it is likely that Utah’s congressional delegation will attempt to limit funding or even undo the designation of a monument, several factors make that a daunting task.
Native people from across the Southwest and from as far away as Canada and South America attended the first-ever Indigenous Peoples’ Gathering for Healthy Communities, Culture, and Climate.
Last month, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) re-issued Canyon Mine’s air pollution protection permit, as well as permits for Arizona 1 and EZ mines.
The White Mesa Mill’s radioactive tailings impoundments are perched above the groundwater supply for most of southeastern Utah. Some worry the liners in the older impoundments may be leaking.
