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On the recordNovember 2, 2011
There is a reason why the Navajo Nation has decided not to allow any more exploration in mining on the Navajo Reservation, because they have found it to create health hazards as well as contamination problems.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi discusses health hazards from mining on Navajo land.

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