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Navajo President Buu Nygren deployed Navajo police to try to halt shipments of uranium ore, but the trucks had already ...
President Buu Nygren said he will continue to oppose shipments of uranium ore from a mine near the Grand Canyon across the ...
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, has been a vocal proponent of restoring the program and expanding eligibility to other ...
New law adds ZIP codes, diseases, and jobs to RECA, offering $100K payouts to Coldwater Creek and Navajo Nation families.
A government program that compensates victims of radiation exposure from federal uranium mining and nuclear testing has been ...
Over a year ago, Congress allowed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, known as RECA, to expire, leaving hundreds of ...
Protestors, led by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, marched along Highway 89 in Cameron on Aug. 2, 2024 to protest uranium hauling through the reservation.
The Navajo Nation's opposition to uranium transport is deeply rooted in its history. From 1944 to 1990, extensive uranium mining on Navajo lands led to severe health issues and environmental ...
RECA expanded to cover more radiation exposure victims in Arizona through 2028 with up to $100,000 compensation.
A $1 billion cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Reservation could soon begin under a record U.S. Department of Justice settlement announced Thursday. The $5.15 billion settlement ...
Cheyenne Antonio, an advocate with Diné C.A.R.E, told Source that she asked Navajo Nation officials at a recent meeting about the prospect of uranium transport in New Mexico.