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Uranium Contamination Haunts Navajo Country

Jul. 26, 2009
Decades of uranium mining lead to a government and tribal assessment of contaminated structures on a Navajo reservation.
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Court again denies Navajo coal claims

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the Navajo Nation Monday in the latest defeat for the tribe as it tries to get more money for coal rights.

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., March 28 (UPI) -- The Navajo Nation could play host to hundreds of windmills on its Arizona reservation near Flagstaff under a renewable energy plan.

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AMBROSIA LAKE, N.M., March 28 (UPI) -- A possible new uranium boom is reported swirling over New Mexico, two decades after the mines shut down.

U.S. OKs uranium search near Grand Canyon

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Forest Service has approved a permit allowing a mining company to look for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park.

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MOSCOW, June 22 (UPI) -- Russia signed a $1 billion deal Thursday with Kazakhstan to import uranium through a joint-venture mining project.

Cal-Aggie game to be broadcast in Navajo

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Friday's football game between New Mexico State and California-Berkeley may be the first college sports event to be broadcast in Navajo.

Australia seizes uranium mining

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Australia's federal government has seized control of uranium mining in its Northern Territory to ensure the industry can grow.

New Mexico, Navajo Nation sign water pact

SANTA FE, N.M., April 19 (UPI) -- New Mexico and Navajo officials Tuesday signed an historic settlement that resolves claims of the Navajo Nation to water from the San Juan River. Gov. Bill Richardson, Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley signed the pac

Navajo Code Talker dies

KINLICHEE, Ariz., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Navajo Code Talker Sam Billison, who died in Arizona this week a war hero, was also the voice of a GI Joe doll, the Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday.

Court to examine Navajo claims

WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court said Monday that it would review whether the United States owes the Navajo Nation up to $600 million. A lower court has said the federal gover
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo