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Canaries in the Uranium Mine

Navajos gear up for renewed legal battle to protect their life and land

By Kari Lydersen

Teddy Nez, a Navajo rancher and Vietnam War veteran, lives practically in the shadow of a 40-foot-high pile of radioactive waste abutting his small home outside of Gallup, N.M. Nez has colon cancer, which he treats with herbs — but not with ones growing near his house, because those could be contaminated with uranium. Thousands of Navajo have developed lung… return to article

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    “He shows visitors large color photos of lambs born abnormally — bright pink and hairless, with yellow eyes. Many of them die soon after birth. He attributes this to uranium in the drinking water.”

    Are these pictures available on-line. It’d be nice to see them! Every picture tells a story!

    Ireland Posted by Tonykennelly on Jun 26, 2008 at 6:57 AM
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