Uranium licensing hearing sparks debate in Albuquerque
At a U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing in Albuquerque residents and industry allies clashed over a GEIS plan to speed mine licensing. Proponents say jobs and energy security, while opponents warn of health and environmental risks from uranium development.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Hilton Albuquerque
Commission
Mohave sale in discussion and phased shutdown plan
WINDOW ROCK Mohave Generating Station sale remains under discussion per Southern California Edison. SCE cites ongoing talks with potential buyers while planning for permanent shutdown if sale fails, with Mohave closed since December 31, 2005 after Peabody Western Coal Co. failed to secure water and coal leases for Black Mesa Mine.
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Mohave
Southern California Edison
California Public Ubilities Commission
SCE
Peabody Western Coal’Co
Navajo Nation
Peabody
Black Mesa
California
Navajo Tribal ‘Utility Authority
Ken Craig
Gallup crowns 2007 Miss Inter-Tribal Ceremonial
Antonette Fern Spencer, a Navajo from Gallup and 2002 Gallup High School graduate, was crowned Miss Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial 2007 2008 at Red Rock State Park. She plans a career in political science and American Indian studies and will promote youth motivation as a goodwill ambassador for the Navajo Nation.
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Anthnette Fern Spencer
Spencer
Red Rock Park
Marjorie Jones
Gallup High School
Diné College
Nancilee Howes
Howes
Navajo Nation
Fernando Herrera
Coal Avenue
Antonette Fern Spencer
Anna Ballenger
Red ‘Rock State Park
Elderly St Michaels man faces eviction with daughter over rent hike
Ben Francis 87 and his daughter Elvira face homelessness after their landlord terminated the rental and ordered them out by Aug 1. They plead for help from Navajo Housing Authority and other agencies, detailing the elder's multiple health issues and care needs.
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St. Michael’s
Francis
Ben Francis
Elvira
St. Michaels Special
Navajo Housing Authority
Modernization drives BIA meeting among tribal leaders
Navajo Speaker Lawrence T Morgan joined leaders in Polson Montana for a Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Budget Advisory Meeting focusing on modernization. Assistant Secretary Carl Artman urged tribes to identify program needs regionally to guide funding while noting population changes and resource limits affecting services such as public safety education and economic development.
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Lawrence .T. Morgan
Polson
Mont
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Interior
Carl Artman
Artman
Morgan
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