{"id":6598,"date":"2015-08-28T09:32:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T16:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6598"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:06:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:06:25","slug":"navajo-nation-response-to-animas-river-spill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/navajo-nation-response-to-animas-river-spill\/","title":{"rendered":"Navajo Nation Response to Animas River Spill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 28, 2015 &#8211; Navajo farmers who live near the\u00a0Animas River continue to deal with the lingering effects of a toxic wastewater spill triggered by a team working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at an abandoned mining site in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The Navajo Nation held off on approving use of water from the river much longer than other communities. President Russell Begaye has raised concerns about communication from the EPA and the quality of water brought in by trucks for crops and livestock.<\/p>\n<p>NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus sat down with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativenews.net\/staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Antonia Gonzales<\/a>, anchor and producer of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativenews.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Native News<\/a>,<\/em> this week<em>\u00a0<\/em>to hear what she learned while reporting on the spill from the Navajo Nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ebEyDnMVDdM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:\u00a0<\/strong>After this interview was taped, President Begaye approved opening the San Juan River for irrigation in three chapters of the Navajo Nation. The <em>Farmington Daily Times<\/em> reported on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daily-times.com\/ci_28716934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Recent NNN coverage:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>August 27 &#8211;\u00a0S<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativenews.net\/thursday-august-27-2015\/\">enate committee schedules hearing on mine waste spill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 24 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativenews.net\/monday-august-24-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shiprock farmers and ranchers vote no to opening San Juan River irrigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 21 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativenews.net\/friday-august-21-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navajo young people work on new farming techniques after mine waste spill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 20 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativenews.net\/thursday-august-20-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navajo Nation investigates EPA water delivery tanks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 28, 2015 &#8211; Navajo farmers who live near the\u00a0Animas River continue to deal with the lingering effects of a toxic wastewater spill triggered by a team working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at an abandoned mining site in Colorado. 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