N.M. lawmaker proposes $50 million bill for uranium mine cleanup Legislators and advocates say federal funds needed to address the scope of the problem January 8, 2026
Billions in fed. mineral payments owed to New Mexico could stop by year end It’s ‘An enormous hit’ October 22, 2025
N.M. Land Commissioner Garcia Richard bans mineral mining in a portion of the Upper Pecos Watershed Ban will remain in place through 2045 March 12, 2025
Bill to clean up thousands of abandoned mines passes Congress Good Samaritan law will empower states, nonprofits to tackle abandoned sites December 12, 2024
Why did it take so long for the Navajo Nation to secure a Superfund designation? Waste from 40 years of uranium mining has contaminated watersheds across the reservation April 2, 2024
Navajo witnesses clash over government’s Chaco Canyon mining ban Nygren argues the ban violates the tribe's sovereignty July 17, 2023
Federal legislation seeks to update mining law Outdated rules have left a slew of unremediated sites across the West May 22, 2023
