Laguna Pueblo continues to suffer with legacy uranium waste, despite expanded federal compensation program

Laguna Pueblo continues to suffer with legacy uranium waste, despite expanded federal compensation program

Decades of uranium mining at Laguna Pueblo left lasting contamination and health crises, even as a new law finally promises compensation to post-1971 workers.Aviva Nathan reports for Searchlight New Mexico.In short:The Jackpile Mine, once the world’s largest open-pit uranium mine, remains a toxic Superfund site, with contaminated water and soil still affecting local people, animals, and agriculture.New Mexico uranium workers exposed after 1971 a…