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Sun., Dec. 1, 2019
Deb Abrahamson blames mining pollution for her cancer, keeps fighting toxic legacy on Spokane reservation
The 64-year-old activist seeks justice and community engagement at Superfund meetings, tribal gatherings and even from her chemotherapy chair.
UPDATED: Mon., March 11, 2019
Newmont Mining asks to relax radiation cleanup standards at Midnite Mine on Spokane Indian Reservation
The company responsible for cleaning up the Midnite Mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation has asked the federal government to relax cleanup standards for radiation at the defunct uranium mine.
Sat., Aug. 23, 2014
Healthy help
WELLPINIT, Wash. – Chico Corral’s work history is scoured into his lungs. Chest X-rays for the 84-year-old show scarring from the dust he inhaled during two decades as a uranium …
Mon., April 28, 2014
Spokane Tribe members want more time to review Midnite Mine cleanup plan
WELLPINIT, Wash. – Members of the Spokane Tribe gathered near the Midnite Mine on Sunday to offer prayers and songs for the healing of the defunct uranium mine. As the …
Thu., Nov. 21, 2013
Cleanup of Midnite Mine on reservation to begin by 2015
Newmont Mining Co. expects to begin cleanup of a defunct uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation by 2015. The company is working on design proposals for the remediation of …
Sun., May 20, 2012
S-R honored for series on mine, tribe
A two-day Spokesman-Review series of stories and photos about uranium mine radiation and high cancer rates on the Spokane Indian Reservation was the best environmental reporting in a metro Northwest …
Sat., Oct. 1, 2011
Feds, Midnite Mine operators reach deal on cleanup
The federal government has reached an agreement with one of the world’s largest mining companies on a $193 million cleanup of a defunct uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation. …
Mon., June 6, 2011
Chico Corral blames uranium industry for failing health
Chico Corral couldn’t get away from the dust. After the daily blasting, yellow-brown grit hung in the air at the Midnite Mine, an open-pit uranium mine on the Spokane Indian …
Sun., June 5, 2011
Spokane Tribe members worked gladly in uranium mines
When there’s a funeral on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Harold Campbell puts on his grave-digging hat, collects his tools and heads to the cemetery. Over the past 30 years, the …
Sun., June 5, 2011
Exposure risk limits food hunt
After a prayer evoking “the Grandfather’s” blessing, four generations of the Spokane Tribe set off across a sagebrush-dotted pasture in search of white camas roots. Elders wore woven baskets strapped …
Sun., June 5, 2011
Timeline: Uranium mining and Midnite Mine
A timeline of events surrounding uranium mining at Midnite Mine
Fri., June 26, 2009
Midnite Mine still a threat
Members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians shouldn’t hunt, fish or gather medicinal plants near a defunct uranium mine on their reservation, according to a recent public health assessment. Radioactive …
Tue., June 16, 2009
Feds: Keep visits to Midnite Mine short
If you must visit the Midnite Mine site in Stevens County, don’t spend a lot of time there.
Wed., July 16, 2008
Newmont Mining must pay
An international mining corporation must share the cost of cleaning up an abandoned uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation, a federal judge has ruled. Newmont Mining Corp. holds majority …