Gold King mine spill: Navajo Nation farmers prohibit Animas river access
by Tafline Laylin from on (#JGW7)
Tribe's crops suffer during search for alternative water sources despite EPA's insistence that Animas and San Juan rivers in New Mexico are in pre-spill state
Despite watching their sustenance wilt in the summer sun, Navajo Nation tribe farmers near Shiprock, New Mexico, have opted not to reinstate access to river water after a spill at Gold King mine released toxins earlier this month.
Related: EPA urges return to normalcy days after toxic Animas river spill
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