Fight Over Uranium in the Navajo Nation

Uranium transport to Utah across the Navajo Nation will resume after agreement struck with tribe
The Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels Inc., the owner of the White Mesa Mill in Blanding, have reached an agreement for the future transport of uranium ore across the reservation into Utah.
No uranium-specific emergency plan exists for Navajo Nation as shipments loom
The Navajo Nation lacks uranium-specific emergency plans as multiple agencies struggle to coordinate response for nuclear shipments.
A Uranium Mine, the Navajo Nation and a Six-Month Standoff
Holder: Pinyon Plain, the uranium mine that produced the ore at the heart of this standoff, sits a few miles from the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Bloomberg's Jacob Lorinc went to see it.
Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement reached with the Navajo Nation
Shipments of uranium ore from a revived mining operation just south of the Grand Canyon are expected to resume in February after the Navajo Nation reached a settlement with the mining company, clearing the way for trucks to transport the ore across the largest Native American reservation in the U.
After uranium transport deal, Navajo Nation says negotiations were best way to avoid legal battle
A Navajo Nation official said the agreement with the company, which began the transports over objections by the tribe and local governments last year, was in in the tribe's "best interest" instead of a legal battle.
Navajo Nation, Energy Fuels reach agreement on uranium transport from Pinyon Plain Mine
After six months of negotiations, an agreement is in place. Uranium ore hauling will resume before the end of February, according to Curtis Moore, Energy Fuel's senior vice president for
THURS: Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement with the Navajo Nation, + More
Shipments of uranium ore are expected to resume in February after the Navajo Nation reached a settlement with a mining company, clearing the way for trucks to transport the ore across the reservation.
Ute Mountain Ute reps dismayed after Navajo Nation, Energy Fuels reach accord on uranium ore
Representatives from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe expressed concern after Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels officials reached an accord on transport of uranium ore.
Uranium shipments to resume in protected Grand Canyon areas after Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels finalize deal
Despite a federal ruling rejecting a motion to remove protections on land in near the Grand Canyon, an agreement between Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels will allow the company to resume uranium mining and shipments in February.
Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels reach agreement on uranium ore transport, cleanup efforts
Navajo Nation executive order prohibiting the transport of uranium ore through the Nation expires, an agreement between Energy Fuels Inc. and the Nation was signed.
Family to bury Phoenix man in Navajo Nation after hit-and-run death, investigation continues
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Three indicted for large marijuana operation on Navajo Nation land
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Navajo Nation Speaker Crystalyne Curley wins a second term, vows to push water agreement
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‘Shortchanging our community’: Navajo people are left in the dark about uranium transport
Navajo communities along the 174-mile stretch of the uranium haul route on Diné lands say the tribe and mining company are ...