Navajo Nation: Cleaning Up Abandoned Uranium Mines

From 1944 to 1986, nearly 30 million tons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands under leases with the Navajo Nation. This website describes how five federal agencies are working together to reduce the highest risks to Navajo people from uranium contamination resulting from the abandoned mines.

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• Abandoned Mines Cleanup

  

  Information about the progress of EPA's cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation, including health impacts, major enforcement and removal milestones, and community actions.

  Learn About Cleanups

• Contaminated Structures

  

  USEPA and the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency’s Contaminated Structures Program evaluates structures on Navajo Nation that may have been constructed using abandoned mine materials or built on or near abandoned mines.

  Learn About Structures

• Health Effects of Uranium

  

  Information regarding the health effects of uranium, its potential impact on health, methods to avoid exposure, and efforts to increase access to safe drinking water.

  Learn about the Effects

• Contracting With EPA

  

  Learn about contract opportunities with EPA and resources for abandoned uranium mine (AUM) cleanup work on Navajo Nation.

  Learn about Contracting