August 11th will always be remembered on our Nation as a day when the Navajo way of life for our people was disrupted through the negligence of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Begaye emphasizes the impact of an EPA incident on Navajo life.
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If another company, a private company did this and they took responsibility for it, guess what, there will be people in jail.
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