The Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine were recently evaluated in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement that has raised more questions about the environmental, socioeconomic, and health issues related to the coal-fired power plant and how it affects nearby populations, especially the Diné. Pandora's Box host Lyn Patrick talks with Sylvia Clahchischilli and Colleen Cooley from Diné CARE, an all-Navajo environmental organization based within the Navajo homeland, about the health impacts from air pollution coming from the Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine, and discuss how citizens can get involved in commenting on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
More information on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Four Corners Power Plant and the Navajo Mine and Diné CARE can be found at the links below:
Link to Draft EIS document online:
http://www.wrcc.osmre.gov/initiatives/fourCorners/documentLibrary.shtm
Link to Public meeting schedule:
http://www.wrcc.osmre.gov/initiatives/fourCorners/schedule.shtm
Link to Dine CARE facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/carefordine
Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Four Corners Power Plant and the Navajo Mine must be submitted by May 27, 2014 using the following addresses:
Mail to: Marcelo Calle, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
Western Region Office, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO
80202-3050
Email to: FCPPNavajoEnergyEIS@osmre.gov
