Several abandoned uranium mines are located near the community of Cameron on the Navajo Nation. There are more than 500 on the reservation though the tribe's EPA says that number could be far higher.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez along with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and Arizona Democratic Congressman Tom O’Halleran, among others, met in Cameron last Thursday. They toured a 31.5-acre abandoned uranium mine located within a mile of 50 homes and three miles from the Little Colorado River. It’s among several in the area and one of more than 500 on the Navajo Nation, though the tribe’s EPA estimates that number could be far higher...