On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow

On the Navajo Nation, the list of mystery wells continues to grow • Source New Mexico

Loretta Johnson stands by a water well on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. According to an EPA report, the well produces water tainted with arsenic. (Photo by Jerry Redfern)On a warm evening in early June, Loretta Johnson pointed her white Chevy Silverado with a Navajo blanket-patterned steering wheel cover south on the main road leading out of Shiprock, New Mexico, and hit the accelerator — lightly. The retired nurse drove herself and a friend …

On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow

Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean them up. The post On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow appeared first on .