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Yazzie Family in Dennehotso, Ariz., on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Broken Promises, Contaminated Waters: Uranium mining on the Navajo Nation

An investigation reveals the deadly health toll of uranium mining on Navajo land, where contaminated water and broken promises have left generations fighting for survival.
Lucy Lavely and Awesta Zarif star in Arizona Theatre Company's production of "Dial M For Murder".

For thrills and suspense, Arizona Theatre Company invites you to "Dial M for Murder".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Bisbee Bikeways want to make transportation safer and healthier; and learn the secrets of the Vegan Night Market.
Abbess Victoria Murray, in an image from the documentary film "Final Vows", produced & directed by Victoria Westover.

Final Vows: A documentary on aging, caring and faith

Also on Arizona Spotlight, The Rogue Theatre celebrates its 20th anniversary season and "Stories That Soar!" presents a boy's remembrance of his father.
Ruins in Hualapai Canyon, Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona

Lithium drilling project temporarily blocked on sacred tribal lands in Arizona

The case is among the latest legal fights to pit Native American tribes and environmentalists against President Joe Biden’s administration.
Deportation of I.W.W. Strikers from Bisbee, Arizona. From the Los Mineros Photograph Collection.

The Buzz: Revisiting an historic Arizona labor dispute

A look back 107 years to the deportation of pro-union miners from Arizona mines.
Sandy Bahr, director of the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club (left) and Carletta Tilousi, Havasupai tribal member and leader (right) hand off over 17,000 petition signatures to Governor Katie Hobbs, urging her to shut down the Pinyon Plain uranium mine outside of the Grand Canyon on Thursday, June 27, in Phoenix, Ariz. This follows a letter sent to the governor earlier this year, which requested her action to limit the mine's activities to closure and maintenance activities.

Activists submit 17,000 signatures urging closure of uranium mine near Grand Canyon

Groups like the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity along with Tribal members say the mine risks drinking water.
Looking east across Roosevelt Lake in Central Arizona.

Conservation groups threaten legal action over Pinto Valley Mine expansion

Sierra Club and Maricopa Audubon Society claim violations of the Endangered Species Act, citing risks to wildlife and water resources.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Department of Defense awards $20 million to South32 for accelerated manganese production

Funding aims to boost domestic supply and expedite ore delivery by up to two years at the Hermosa Project near Patagonia.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Rep. Grijalva calls for extension of public scoping period for Hermosa Mine Project

He emphasizes importance of language inclusivity in a letter to the US Forest Service.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Forest Service begins public scoping period for South32 Hermosa Mine Project

If approved the mine will supply zinc and manganese.
The shaft tower at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine is shown Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, near Tusayan, Ariz. The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s.

Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work at a mine less than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
One of the pits at the Morenci Mine in eastern Arizona, which has one one of the largest copper reserves in the United States.

Federal government allocates $475 million for clean energy projects on mine lands nationwide

The Morenci and Safford copper mines will recieve some of the funding.
Vicki Lewis starring as Maria Callas in Arizona Theatre Company's production of "Master Class"

The life and loves of virtuoso Maria Callas explored in the play "Master Class".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The International Uranium Film Festival returns to Tucson; the comedy of Elliot Glicksman; and "Stories That Soar!" looks at how children cope with depression.
Oak Flat, near where a copper mine is proposed, is dotted with rugged boulders and desert vegetation.

How Apache Stronghold's fight to protect Oak Flat in central Arizona has played out over the years

Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of international mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP, wants to develop the large deposit of copper ore deep under Oak Flat into a massive mine.
Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol.

A US appeals court ruling could allow mine development on Oak Flat, land sacred to Apaches

Wendsler Nosie, who has led Apache Stronghold’s fight, vowed to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chair of the People for the Playa group Joanna Seeley shares her concerns about the Max Power Mining Corporation to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes during a town hall at the Sunsites Community Center. February 23, 2024.

Canadian company conducting exploratory drilling on state-leased land in the Willcox Playa

Some locals have raised concerns about water and other environmental impacts.

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