Navajo Nation officials say they are outraged the Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to pay millions of dollars in claims filed against it following the devastating Colorado Gold Mine spill. An estimated 2,000 Navajo farmers and ranchers were impacted by the Gold King Mine spill. On Aug. 8, 2015, The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management declared a state of emergency. Navajo Nation residents in the area were told to stop using the water on Aug. 8 and the ban wasn’t lifted until Aug. 21. By December 2016, the Navajo Nation had been reimbursed $1,067,794 by the federal government.

Source: Fox News January 17, 2017 20:37 UTC