Teracita Keyanna (Diné) has lived a life touched by uranium. Growing up in the Coyote Chapter in the Eastern Navajo Nation, ...

New research shows that magnesium and other metals in mine waste can be solubilized and recovered thanks to acid-producing bacteria. Researcher Nathan van Wyk believes that the method has great ...

The EPA will begin work to remove more than 1 million cubic yards of radioactive waste from sites on the Navajo Nation.

Jan. 8—Uranium mine waste northeast of Gallup is a step closer to being safely stored after the Environmental Protection Agency and Navajo Nation finalized a plan Monday to transport 1 million ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Radioactive waste left behind from uranium mines in New Mexico will now be relocated. This is following a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The law establishes a process and rules for “good Samaritans” to apply for permits to clean up and remediate hard rock mines that are polluting surface waters with acid mine waste. Public Law ...

“Removing the mine waste from our community will protect our health and finally put us back on a positive track to Hózhǫ.” Commercial exploration, development, and mining of uranium at ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week it has approved a plan to remove and store more than 1 million cubic yards of uranium mine waste from a Navajo Nation community near Church ...