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A worker hoses down the worksite to keep down dust at the uranium transfer site cleanup in Cove, Ariz., this fall. (Photo courtesy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Dec 21, 2012

Uranium cleanup on Navajo Nation complicated by scope, history of problem

For seven weeks this fall, workers and scientists labored from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., six days a week, digging up and hauling off thousands of cubic yards of uranium-tainted soil in Cove, Ariz., and sealing what remained.

Oct 12, 2010

Officials: People misusing pesticides endanger environment, themselves

At Bug Stop Pest Control, a do-it-yourself pesticide store in north Phoenix, owner Jesse Smith includes commonsense advice with each sale: Don’t spray when windy, wash up after, and – most importantly – read the instructions.

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