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“Memories that do not heal”: the legacy of uranium mining at Laguna Pueblo

August 11, 2025
A woman wearing a gray cap and white shirt smiles outdoors in a desert landscape with bushes, hills, and a blue sky in the background.

Following passage of the Radiation and Exposure and Compensation Act expansion, which includes post-1971 miners for the first time, Searchlight spoke with three tribal members whose lives were changed forever by a toxic industry. by Aviva Nathan, Searchlight New Mexico This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. On July 25,…

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