Novembre 2006 / Los Angeles Times

Uranium : A peril that dwelt among the Navajos

Blighted Homeland

A peril that dwelt among the Navajos

During the Cold War, uranium mines left contaminated waste scattered around the Indians. Homes built with the material silently pulsed with radiation. People developed cancer. And the U.S. did little to help.

By Judy Pasternak, Times Staff Writer

judy.pasternak@latimes.com

November 19, 2006

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