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Navajo activists plan to rally today and tomorrow against an energy bill before the U.S. Senate that would give $30 million to fund uranium mining on Navajo Nation lands in New Mexico. They say the mining would contaminate the drinking water of more than 15,000 people. Lori Goodman, spokesperson for Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, described the plan as "corporate welfare," and railed on U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) for hatching the idea to support the mining while providing no funding for the health problems caused by past uranium mines.

straight to the source: Indian Country Today, Brenda Norrell, 24 Sep 2001

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