Author: Donovan Quintero

The future of Arizona’s water will depend not only on Colorado River negotiations and groundwater policy, but also on long-unresolved tribal water rights, three water experts told attendees at the 99th Annual Arizona Water Conference and Exhibition here on April 28.

The Navajo Election Administration has certified 123 candidates for the July 21 primary election, but three grievances and one disqualification have left more than a dozen Council delegate races unresolved until the Office of Hearings and Appeals issues rulings.

Navajo police and environmental officials say no hazardous material was released after a crash involving a uranium transport truck near Shonto, Arizona, but the incident drew immediate concern from President Buu Nygren and at least one Council delegate over whether the Nation should reconsider its dealings with Energy Fuels.

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman met Saturday for the only debate of New Mexico’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, drawing their clearest differences on environmental and energy issues while agreeing on much of an agenda that includes universal child care, expanded tax credits and resistance to federal immigration enforcement.

The Navajo Nation is being urged to pray for water as the Colorado River Basin enters another dangerous dry stretch.