Uranium transport to Utah across Navajo Nation will resume

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.
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.
Uranium ore shipments will resume after Navajo Nation, Energy Fuels reach agreement
The agreement that will allow the mining company to ship ore from its mine near the Grand Canyon to a mill in Utah.
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.
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.
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
Energy Fuels and Navajo Nation sign uranium ore transport agreement
Miner Energy Fuels said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement for uranium ore transport and abandoned mine cleanup with Navajo Nation.
Energy Fuels, Navajo Nation Reach Deal on Uranium Transport
Energy Fuels said it has reached a deal that would allow the transport of uranium ore through the Navajo Nation, resolving a dispute months after the shipments were halted. The Denver company said Wednesday that the agreement would allow it to transport ore from its Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona to its White Mesa Mill in southern Utah.
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.
Navajo protesters say people fear deportation threats, other changes under Trump
Protestors gathered in the Navajo capital to raise awareness of what they said were threats to their freedoms.
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‘Shortchanging our community’: Navajo people are left in the dark about uranium transport
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Uranium trucks on Arizona’s ‘Killer 89’ spark alarm in tribal communities
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Navajo Nation Speaker Crystalyne Curley wins a second term, vows to push water agreement
Curley was first elected speaker two years ago as a freshman council member. She was the first woman elected to the post.
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Navajo Nation leaders address reports of ICE detaining tribal citizens
Navajo Nation officials have contacted the governors of Arizona and New Mexico to address concerns about Navajo citizens being detained by ICE. In response to President Donald Trump's ...
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Navajo Nation families struggle for health coverage after Congress lets RECA lapse
Monday marks the National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders, honoring Americans affected by radiation exposure from nuclear testing.
Anonymous donor donates 2,000 coats to the Navajo Nation
The donor gifted nearly 2,000 coats to the Diné people and the broader Northern Navajo Agency. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren shared pictures on social media saying that former Navajo Nation ...