Arizona governor pauses uranium trucking on Navajo Nation lands

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Energy Fuels Resources Inc. (EFRI) would voluntarily halt transporting uranium ore through Navajo Nation lands to Utah shortly after the tribe’s president issued an executive order banning the action.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren issued the order on Wednesday requiring an agreement to be in place prior to the transportation of radioactive materials through tribal lands on July 31. According to a news release from Navajo Nation, the executive order will be...

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