'Yellow Dirt': The Legacy of Navajo Uranium Mines

Posted by Larita Shotwell on Wednesday, May 29, 2024

In her book Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed, former Los Angeles Times reporter Judy Pasternak documents the toxic legacy of uranium mining in the Navajo lands of northeastern Arizona, where radioactive dust wound up in Navajo homes and drinking water.

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