After Decades of Uranium Mining, Navajo Nation Struggles With Legacy of Contamination

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Published on Oct 11, 2012 by democracynow

New Mexico's long history of uranium mining on Native American lands provides fuel for the front end of the nuclear industry and stores much of the mine tailings and radioactive waste from nuclear weapons and power plants. We look at the devastating impact uranium mining continues to have on Native lands with Leona Morgan of Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining, a group dedicated to protecting the water, air, land and health of communities in areas impacted by uranium mines. We're also joined by Jay Coghlan of Nuclear Watch New Mexico and former Los Alamos National Laboratory investigator Chuck Montaño.

Guests:

Leona Morgan, coordinator with the Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining. Their mission is to protect the water, air, land and health of communities in areas impacted by uranium mines.

Jay Coghlan, executive director at Nuclear Watch New Mexico.

Chuck Montaño, former investigator and auditor at Los Alamos who faced retaliation after he blew the whistle on wasteful spending and fraud at the lab. He is now a board member with the Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety.


Transcript at http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/11/after_decades_of_uranium_mining_navajo