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Navajo residents seek 'just and equitable' help after closure of power plant, coal mine
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRoberto Nutlouis says residents of Navajo Nation communities directly hurt by the closure of a huge...
Navajo Nation president vetoes a plan to explore for helium near 2 tribal communities
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn his last day in office, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez vetoed a resolution that would have...
Pollution from coal-fired power plants led to hundreds of deaths in Arizona, NM, study says
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn estimated 460,000 people died of causes attributed to fine particulates from coal power...
Navajo officials say a mining and drilling ban at Chaco Canyon will hurt local residents
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA few weeks before Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that she would withdraw more than...
Navajo leaders ratify historic Colorado River water settlement, await action by Congress
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNavajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed a historic water settlement with the federal government on...
Oklahoma governor was uninformed and disrespectful about Navajo Nation, leaders say
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNavajo leaders lashed out at remarks by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about the Navajo Nation, calling...
Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprises CEO steps down, interim replacement named
The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOfficials at the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise are searching for a new CEO after announcing...
In Navajo Nation, where firewood is in short supply, national forests fill the bill
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNavajo Nation communities without electricity are kept warm by a firewood program that salvages wood...
Navajo Nation's COVID-19 curfews saddled hundreds with citations, netted no money for police
The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPHOENIX – The first COVID-19 case on the Navajo Nation came in March 2020, and by the end of the...
Hopi tribal officials continue to pursue compensation for loss of coal mine revenue
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMore than four years after the closure of an Arizona power plant and the coal mines that supplied...