Arizona: Hopi Tribe Files Lawsuit Against BIA Over Water Contamination Caused By Tuba City Dump

Arizona: Hopi Tribe Files Lawsuit Against BIA Over Water Contamination Caused By Tuba City Dump   The Hopi Tribe has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) over the BIA’s operation of the Tuba City Open Dump. The Tuba City Open Dump has contaminated groundwater that the Hopi Villages of Upper Moenkopi and Lower Moenkopi rely on as their only source of drinking water.   The suit seeks immediate groundwater restoration including the containment and treatment of the...

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