Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

July 23, 2026

Navajos Protest Planned 110-Year Lease for Coal Mine Expansion

Navajos Protest Planned 110-Year Lease for Coal Mine Expansion

Coal Mines, Oil and Gas Methane and Uranium Transport: Deadly Mix on the Navajo Nation

By Dine' CARE, Censored News, July 23, 2026
Dine' Citizens Against Ruining our Environment

WINDOW ROCK, Navajo Nation -- On Monday, Diné C.A.R.E. hosted a press conference with Burnham residents and other coal impacted community members at the Navajo Nation Council Chambers.

They called for the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) to withdraw its No Name Permit application, which seeks a 110-year, 11,526-acre coal mine expansion.