President Shelly Signs $2.3 Million Bill to Fund Continued Due Diligence Investigation into Coal Mine Acquisition

ICTMN Staff
April 05, 2013
On April 3, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation that allows $2.3 million from the Undesignated Unreserved Fund Balance to go towards the continuation of the due d...

Negotiations For Navajo Mine Will Continue Between Navajo Nation and BHP Billiton

ICTMN Staff
February 02, 2013
Being the owners of a coal mine, is something Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly thinks would be not only beneficial but a good move for the tribe...

The Navajo Nation Seeks to End a Mining Lawsuit

Carol Berry
January 10, 2013
The Navajo Nation, facing conflict over the expansion of a mine that supplies coal to the Four Corners Power Plant, unsuccessfully invoked sovereignty in an environmental advocacy ...

Navajo Nation Cuts Budget by $5M; 28 Job to Be Cut

ICTMN Staff
August 31, 2012
On August 27, the Navajo Council Budget and Finance Committee unanimously approved the Executive Branches Fiscal Year 2013 budget and with it came the news of 28 jobs being cut acc...
Adella Begaye

40 Years of Coal-Burning Power Plants on Navajo Land

Some hardships in life can be met through strong will and hard work. As a Navajo, I think of the many thousands of families on our reservation in New Mexico and Arizona who’ve long lived without access to electricity service or running water, and still do....

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April 27, 2012

Arizona Public Service Targets Navajo Businesses for Contract Work

ICTMN Staff
April 11, 2011
The owners of Hodishooh Specialty Cleaning Services in Bloomfield, New Mexico, Ray and Spicey Yazzie secured a contract with Arizona Public Service Co...

Navajo Nation Extends Power Plant Lease to 2041

ICTMN Staff
March 10, 2011
The Navajo Nation extended its lease on the coal-fired Four Corners Power Plant on its tribal land in northwestern New Mexico till 2041, reported Susan Montoya Bryan for the Associ...

Navajo Lease Extension Pends on Shelly's Signature

ICTMN Staff
February 25, 2011
The Navajo Tribal Council on February 15 approved a lease extension for the Four Corners Power Plant in northwestern New Mexico until 2041, reported the Associated Press ...

Proposed Changes at Four Corners Power Plant Bear Down on Navajos

ICTMN Staff
November 22, 2010
The Navajo Nation risks losing $18 million in taxes, royalty and lease fees in upcoming years due to proposed changes at Four Corners Power Plant ...

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