Animas /tags/animas Animas en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:09:06 GMT Congress Votes To Expedite Gold King Mine Claims /local-news/2016-12-12/congress-votes-to-expedite-gold-king-mine-claims Congress has passed a measure that will speed up the Environmental Protection Agency’s payouts to states recovering from pollution caused by the Gold King… Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:09:06 GMT /local-news/2016-12-12/congress-votes-to-expedite-gold-king-mine-claims Shiprock Votes To Keep Irrigation Shut Off /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-24/shiprock-votes-to-keep-irrigation-shut-off UPDATE 8/25 at 12:30 p.m.: President Russell Begaye is awaiting soil and sediment samples from the Navajo Nation's Environmental Protection Agency before… Mon, 24 Aug 2015 23:30:54 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-24/shiprock-votes-to-keep-irrigation-shut-off Marisa Demarco Food Security Fallout After Animas River Contamination /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-19/food-security-fallout-after-animas-river-contamination It’s been two weeks since the Gold King Mine spill closed irrigation on the Navajo Nation and officials say fields around Shiprock are beginning to die… Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:19:55 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-19/food-security-fallout-after-animas-river-contamination Marisa Demarco Shiprock Farmers Scramble To Save Fields /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-18/shiprock-farmers-scramble-to-save-fields It’s been nearly two weeks since the Gold King Mine spill caused the shut down of San Juan River irrigation to farms on the Navajo Nation. Emergency… Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:01:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-18/shiprock-farmers-scramble-to-save-fields Marisa Demarco Water Restrictions Lifted For Animas and San Juan Rivers /local-news/2015-08-17/water-restrictions-lifted-for-animas-and-san-juan-rivers New Mexico lifted water restrictions on the Animas and San Juan Rivers over the weekend in the wake of a toxic mine spill in Colorado.Water samples showed… Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:12:04 GMT /local-news/2015-08-17/water-restrictions-lifted-for-animas-and-san-juan-rivers Navajo Farmers: EPA Sent Us More Contaminated Water /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-17/navajo-farmers-epa-sent-us-more-contaminated-water Update Aug. 18, 11:30 a.m.: The EPA said the water for the Navajo Nation came from nearby Bloomfield and met state and federal quality standards. The… Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:12:41 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-17/navajo-farmers-epa-sent-us-more-contaminated-water Marisa Demarco Volunteers Go Door-To-Door To Alert Navajos About Spill /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-14/volunteers-go-door-to-door-to-alert-navajos-about-spill SHIPROCK, N.M.—Not everyone on the Navajo Nation had heard about the Gold King Mine spill that happened more than a week ago, even though they might live… Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:25:48 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-14/volunteers-go-door-to-door-to-alert-navajos-about-spill Marisa Demarco Navajo Farmers Frustrated By Lack Of River Data /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data SHIPROCK, N.M.—Farmers near the San Juan are frustrated by the lack of data from the Environmental Protection Agency after pollutants were released from… Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:03:49 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data Marisa Demarco Navajo Farmers Frustrated By Lack Of River Data /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data UPDATE, Friday, Aug. 14, 5 p.m.: The EPA says testing results from the Navajo Nation should be released on Saturday. SHIPROCK, N.M.—Farmers near the San… Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:03:48 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data Marisa Demarco