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Pollution of the Animas River was going on for over 100 years before gold and silver mining died down near Silverton, Colorado in the 1990s. So the recent…
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Farmington has shut off drinking water pumps from the San Juan River after about a million gallons of contaminated water from a mine spilled into the…
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During the Cold War, the Navajo Nation found itself in the middle of a uranium mining boom. Today, more than 500 mines on the reservation are shut down or…
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Residents of McKinley County in northwestern New Mexico have long complained of health problems associated with uranium mining. A new study looks at the…
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KUNM Call In Show 6/18 8a: There are well over 100 abandoned uranium mines in New Mexico, and most of them are on Navajo land. Many communities are still…
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An environmental law firm in Santa Fe is petitioning the state Supreme Court to overturn a law that allows copper mines to pollute groundwater. As the law…
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Many counties and municipalities in New Mexico have passed restrictions on mining, oil and gas that go beyond state laws. These are things like: dictating…
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A land developer who wants to strip mine La Bajada mesa for basalt rock has filed a lawsuit against Santa Fe County.Developers of Buena Vista Estates and…
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Proponents of a proposal to mine basalt on La Bajada mesa are suing Santa Fe County for imposing a 12-month moratorium on such developments.Albuquerque…