Gold King mine spill threatens crops of Navajo Nation farmers – video
by Keely Kernan from on (#JE49)
In August, the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally unleashed 3m gallons of contaminated wastewater while inspecting the idled Gold King mine near Silverton, Colorado. In Shiprock, New Mexico, Earl and Cheryle Yazzie, members of the Navajo Nation, explain how the spill affected the lives of farmers in their community.
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