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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...
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 leaders ratify historic Colorado River water settlement, await action by Congress
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoNavajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed a historic water settlement with the federal government on...
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...
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...
San Juan Generating Station cleanup would have state oversight, if New Mexico bill passes
The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill requiring two state agencies lead work to remediate the shuttered coal-fired power plant San...
PNM expects demolition of San Juan Generating Station to begin this spring
The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Public Service Company of New Mexico submitted plans to San Juan County to demolish the San Juan...
Arizona coal plant communities lose out on millions in economic transition funding
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCommunities economically reliant on the Cholla Power Plant, located between Winslow and Holbrook...
US shift away from coal hits tribal community in New Mexico
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe clamor of second graders breaking away from lessons to form lunch lines has gotten quieter in a...
Proposed settlement a first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 tribes
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes are hoping to close the deal quickly under a...