Conference to address Navajo uraninum mining

FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2003

The Din� Bidzill coalition, a collection of Navajo activist groups, will hold a conference July 19 against uranium mining.

Uranium mining doesn't currently occur on the reservation but the health and environmental effects linger. Coalition leaders say a proposal to restart mining is a real threat to Navajo people.

Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said the tribe would not support new mining.

Get the Story:
Alliance: Uranium �threat is real� (The Farmington Daily Times 7/11)

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