Proposed nuclear storage site in southeast New Mexico accused of ‘nuclear colonialism’ Fears of a proposed nuclear waste repository between Carlsbad and Hobbs extended beyond the two cities, stirring anxiety from residents across New Mexico and west Texas. Leona Morgan, co-coordinator of the Albuquerque-based Nuclear Issues Study Group and a Diné activist, said the potential horrors of nuclear exposure were already felt by Native American residents in the Four Corners Region of New Mexico, where uranium was mined until the late 1990s. Morgan said the concerns of Native Americans, such as the Navajo Nation, are often ignored by the federal government.
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