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Sep 29, 2014

Court: Mine can give job preference to Navajo workers on Navajo land

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Peabody Western Coal Co. can give preference to Navajo tribal members when making hiring decisions for mines on the Navajo Nation.

This Sept. 4, 2011 file photo shows the main plant facility at the Navajo Generating Station, as seen from Lake Powell in Page, Ariz. The federal government is proposing new limits for pollution from the coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation that it says will improve visibility at places like the Grand Canyon, but it could come with a price tag of more than $1 billion, according to the plant's owners. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Apr 4, 2013

Navajo president signs off on $2.3M mine study

The Navajo Nation will spend $2.3 million to study the purchase of a coal mine in the Four Corners region.

Oct 5, 2010

Group sues for records for Ariz. mining operation

A group of environmentalists is suing the federal government for access to records regarding a coal mining operation in northeastern Arizona.

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