A bill that would permanently withdraw and protect over a million acres of public lands at and around Grand Canyon National Park from new uranium mining and mineral extraction passed the House 236-185 last week.
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While Elmer Begay’s renewable energy bill died in the fall session, some were hopeful that a bill to create a Navajo Energy Office, sponsored by Delegate Rickie Nez, might still pass. But that was not the case.
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In the past six months, leaders have learned that planning the energy future for the Navajo Nation is no easy task, especially in the face of changing markets, declining revenues and a shortage of energy experts at the table.
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Helium just might be one of the Navajo Nation’s most valuable under-tapped natural resources but it is also controversial because it is largely misunderstood
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“This is about truth to power,” said an emotional U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., whose father was a miner. “These are the types of stories that need to be heard, that all Americans should be concerned about,” he said.
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