Health Effects of Uranium Mining Uranium was discovered in Cove, Arizona and then it was elsewhere in the reservation. There were four centers of mining and milling operated on reservation land near Shiprock, New Mexico include the Carrizo Mountains, near Cove; Monument Valley, Utah; Church Rock, New Mexico; and Kayenta, Arizona. In addition, many Navajo people traveled to mines off the reservation seeking work and would often move their families with them in mine camps. The mineworkers were paid an hourly wage was less than a dollar. The jobs held included blasters, timber men, muckers, transporters, and millers. Navajo mineworkers reported that their bosses were usually Caucasians. The foremen were rarely ever in the mines. Mines ranged …show more content…
The Superfund Program has provided technical assistance and funding to assess potentially contaminated sites and develop a response. In August of 2007, the Superfund Program compiled a Comprehensive Database and Atlas assessments of all known Uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. At the request of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the EPA, along with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Indian Health Service developed a coordinated Five-Year Plan to address Uranium contamination in consultation with Navajo Nation EPA. In January of 2013, six Federal agencies, in consultation with the Navajo Nation, completed a five-year effort to address Uranium contamination in the Navajo Nation. The effort focused on the most imminent risks to people living on the Navajo Nation. While the last five years represent a significant start in addressing the legacy of Uranium mining, much work remains and the same federal agencies have collaborated to issue a second Five-Year Plan. The purpose of the second Five-Year Plan is to build on the work of the first plan, make adjustments based on information gained during this period, and plan the next steps in addressing the most significant risks to human health and the
The navajo tribe are also called the dine tribe. Who had lived in the southern dezert area like Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. The navajo indians were semi-nominate and were called hunter-gathers. The men were in charge of getting food and keeping the camp safe from predators,and the women were in charge of the homes and land. The navajo indians had kelp sheep and goats around and had used there wool for clothes. The navajo tribe is related to the athabascan people by central canada. They had traveled to the southwest before the europeans had showed up. There tribe had consisted of medicine men and shamen.
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The Navajo Tribe The Navajo Tribe resides in Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. They are one of the most well known tribes because of their history. They are also one of the most creative tribes and have items they have made that are very popular today. Navajo jewelry is recognizable and distinguishable by the turquoise stone that is in all of it.
The Navajo reservation is about 17.2 million acres that provide many natural resources. The resources that are available to be mined are coal, uranium, oil, and natural gas. Coal, oil, uranium have been the foundation of the Navajo economy since 1920. There are large coals mining operations that provide 23 million of coal each year that is used to generate electricity across the United States. Oil and gas reserves on the reservation that are major source of revenue and major employers for the Navajo Nation.
The Navajo first resided largely in New Mexican areas and Arizona, however due to the violence against them from the Mexicans and Spaniards from the raids on their camps, the Spaniards and United States military to intimidate the tribe. Around two-thirds of the tribe surrendered and moved towards Utah on a trip that was later called
The spelling of their name Navajo came from the Spanish which comes from a Pueblo Indian word for “planted lands”. While the word Navajo comes from a phrase “tewa navahu” which means highly cultivated. When they created their homes also known as “hogan's”. Hogans would be placed to face East to welcome the rising sun. Navajos created their homes by propping up a few poles and covering the surface with leaves, branches and mud. The Navajo people were largely hunters and gatherers.
The workforce constituted mainly of immigrants. Well-connected railway networks allowed the United Mine workers of America to bring immigrants to Colorado. It surely proved to be cost-effective for the company. The migrant workers were paid too poorly for them to be able to sustain their families. Miners were forced to work 10-12 hours a day. “Mine work seemed to turn boys into drones, women into men, and manly laborers into an inferior class of beings.”The company employed women and children in arduous working conditions with inadequate pay, compromising their health and well being. This in turn reduced the wages of the miners as they became easily replaceable.
Carelessness, manipulation, apathy, these words convey the actions against the Navajo Nation by outside parties like mining companies. Throughout history, Native Americans have generally been taken advantage of by outsiders; and this trend is a common theme between the articles Coal Mining On Navajo Nation In Arizona Takes Heavy Toll and Navajo Nation Slams Door on Deal That Would Have Allowed Uranium Mining. The first article evaluates the effects of coal mining on the Navajo Nation. The second article gives an overview if the troubles of the Navajo due as they try to prevent uranium mining on their land. Despite the difference in how each article approaches the common theme of exploitation, both use examples of how the detrimental consequences resulting from the mining and the selfish acts of
In 1982, Congress passed the nuclear waste policy act that said the Department of Energy (DOE) was to build and operate a repository for used nuclear fuel and other highly radioactive waste (NEI). The DOE had until 1998 to find a location and build a site. In 1987, the nuclear waste policy act was amended and the DOE was told to study the Yucca Mountains only because it was a remote desert location (NEI). Even thought it is a desert location it still affects the nearby civilizations. The federal government in 2008 filed a construction license application to
Water contamination is the next major concern of environmental groups. The Environmental Protection Agency, the governmental regulatory agency created in 1970 to manage the enforcement of environmental policy, states its concerns in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2009 (United). Specifically addressing mines in West Virginia and Kentucky, the EPA expressed serious concerns over water pollution from strip mining (“EPA”). The rupture of an ash dike at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, TN on December 22, 2008 granted credibility to the EPA’s concerns. In an article published by in Environmental Health Perspectives, Rhitu Chatterjee comments on the poisonous substances contained in ash produced from processing coal, listing
Starting in the 1400s, the Native American tribe called the Dineh occupied the territories of now Arizona and New Mexico. In their language, Dineh means “the people”, in which they call their homeland Dinetah. They got the name Navajo from the Spanish so that they wouldn 't get confused with the Apache tribe, for they looked very much alike. The Navajo had a unique lifestyle and focused on art, religion, and farming. They had many conflicts with their neighbors and especially the United States Army. When they were relocated to different parts of the South, they had the integrity and unification to presume their traditions, especially their art and religion.
Nuclear waste is a radioactive waste that is dangerous, and a fair percentage of people would agree on this topic. However, is it really dangerous or is it just harmful to an extent? In society, many debates are held over trying to prove to the world that this substance is harmful. In the essay, “Nuclear Waste,” Muller states clearly that he sides with the anti-nuke of the debate and how he pinpoints the facts of nuclear waste with great persuasion. Yet, it is uncertain whether Muller clearly has a good argument and/or answers the questions that many people linger to know.
Debates about the use of nuclear power plants in New York City have received much attention in the last few years. Many scientists believe that the use of Nuclear Power would be beneficial for New York City, since an abundant amount of electricity is necessary to fuel the Big Apple; however, one primary argument espoused by opponents is that the use of nuclear power will bring about negative effects like radiation exposure, debt and may allow the power plant to become a potential target for terrorist attacks. This paper describes selected constitutional issues related to the use of nuclear power plants with a focus on the risks it poses and concludes with implications for alternative sources of energy.
In our days, mining for resources is inevitable. The resources we need are valuable in everyday life. Such resources mined up are coal, copper, gold, silver, and sand. However, mining poses environmental risks that can degrade the quality of soil and water, which can end up effecting us humans if not taken care of and many of the damages are irreversible once they have occurred.