New Mexico: EPA Announces Plan To Clean Up Largest Abandoned Uranium Mine On The Navajo Nation

New Mexico: EPA Announces Plan To Clean Up Largest Abandoned Uranium Mine On The Navajo Nation   Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has approved a plan and committed to clean up the Northeast Church Rock Mine, the largest and highest priority uranium mine on the Navajo Nation.   The cleanup will include removal of approximately 1.4 million tons of radium and uranium contaminated soil and will employ the most stringent standards in the country. The cleanup will place...

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