We must recognize the continued suffering and sacrifice of the Navajo that built the atomic era, writes Buu V. Nygren in Time magazine. Despite the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act passed in 1990, many Navajo families have not received just compensation for the long-lasting health and environmental effects of uranium mining on their land. For decades, these communities supplied uranium for nuclear weapons and energy development without adequate safety measures or proper compensation. The lack of information and awareness about the dangers of radiation exposure led to serious health issues among the miners and their families, including cancers and other radiation-related illnesses. Uranium mining is irrefutably intertwined with Native Americans' long, notorious struggle for environmental justice, writes Brian Bienkowski as part of EHN'sSacred Water series.

Source: CNN July 27, 2023 20:50 UTC