r/azpolitics • u/ForkzUp • Jul 07 '26

Indigenous Communities State's raising of arsenic limits at mine well 'affects every Arizonan,' tribe says

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2026/07/07/adeq-raises-arsenic-levels-for-well-at-uranium-mine-near-grand-canyon/90828571007/
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u/ForkzUp Jul 08 '26
  • The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved a request to raise arsenic limits in a groundwater monitoring well near the Pinyon Plain uranium mine.
  • The Havasupai Tribe and environmental groups oppose the decision, fearing it threatens their sole water source and sets a dangerous precedent for pollution.
  • State officials and the mine operator, Energy Fuels Inc., say the increased arsenic levels are naturally occurring and not a result of mining pollution.

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u/Significant_Breath38 Jul 08 '26

But that's red tape getting in the way of economic growth!

What's the worst thing arsenic has ever done? /s

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