Posts Tagged ‘mining’
Former Acoma Pueblo Governor Reacts to Chaco Park Withdrawal
6.23.23 – New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Antonia Gonzales is getting new reaction to the U.S. Interior Department’s order to end oil and gas leases on federal lands in Chaco Culture National Historic Park and the 10-mile surrounding area. This week, she speaks with a former Acoma Pueblo governor and current chair of the Chaco…
Read MoreRadon Daughter Art Exhibit Reflects New Mexico’s Uranium Legacy
2.18.2022 –De Haven Solimon Chaffins grew up living with her grandparents on the Laguna Pueblo. The landscape there shaped her view of the world… the natural landscape… and the Jackpile-Paguate Uranium Mine. That huge open pit mine is a federal Superfund site and is still polluting water and causing cancers. This week, Chaffins sits down…
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