On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow - Inside Climate News

On the Navajo Nation, the list of mystery wells continues to grow

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 - Inside Climate News

Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean them up.By Jerry Redfern, Capital & MainThis story was originally published by Capital & Main.