#ToxicAir Resulted in #Cancer for #Navajo, #Apache and #WesternShoshone

#Copper and Gold #Mining, and #Coal-Fired Power Plants, Resulted in Cancer for Navajo, Apache, and Western #Shoshone

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, September 4, 2023

"A copper smelter poisoning the air of Apaches, the coal-fired power plants on the #NavajoNation, and gold mining on Western Shoshone land, are among the top causes of cancer from #AirPollution in the United States, according to a new report, Poison in the Air, by #ProPublica.

"The #FreeportMcMoran copper smelter in #MiamiArizona -- located between the #SanCarlos #ApacheNation, and Apaches Sacred #OakFlat -- is the third in the United States for producing toxic air pollution causing cancer. The poison air means the central Arizona community of Miami has ten times the EPA's acceptable risk of cancer. Apaches are now in federal court battling both the mining industry, and the #BidenAdministration to stop another #CopperMine nearby at Oak Flat which would destroy their ceremonial place."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/09/toxic-air-resulted-in-cancer-for-navajo.html

#EnvironmentalRacism #ToxicAir #Mining #IndigenousNews #SaveOakFlat #NativeAmericanNews

#CopperMine
My Dad was a Copper Miner for 37 years at Kennecott. He was a single Dad, he raised 8 children alone while taking care of our farm and his ex wife's Mom until her death.

The Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is in the US state of Utah. Originally discovered by Mormon pioneers in the 1800s, it is the deepest open pit mine in the world at over 1.2km deep and covering an area of 7.7 square kilometres (visible from outer-space).

Me: Mining sucks.

Next, there’s the mining ads.

Northeastern Minnesota, with its iron ranges, is practically the birthplace of hockey in Minnesota. And mining interests have sponsored state Hockey Tournament TV broadcasts as long as I can remember.

This year’s big mining sponsor is a non-ferrous player. NewRange.

https://newrangecoppernickel.com/

No endorsement implied, but I’ll touch on some issues maybe tomorrow cuz it’s getting late tonight. 🧵 #thread

#CopperMine #mining #bwcaw