<!--START JUICEBOX EMBED--><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script src="/jbcore/juicebox.js"></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->new juicebox({<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->baseURL: '/2017_Winners/Scarlett/Navaho_Water_Crisis/',<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->containerId: "juicebox-container",<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->galleryWidth: "100%",<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->galleryHeight: "100%",<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->backgroundColor: "#222222"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div id="juicebox-container"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- Image gallery content for non-javascript devices --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><noscript><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h1>Navaho Water Crisis</h1><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/814-GSS_7656A.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/812-GSS_2163.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/813-GSS_9544.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/808-GSS_0238.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/807-DSC_0687.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/811-GSS_1726.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/809-GSS_1649.jpg" title="" alt="A frustrated uranium worker of over 20 years explains" /><br> A frustrated uranium worker of over 20 years explains</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/815-GSS_7051-2A.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/810-GSS_1232.jpg" title="" alt="Water flows from a contaminated well outside of Thoreau, NM. <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->On ______, 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated over near _______, NM, setting into motion an arms race that needed one raw material in particular: yellowcake uranium. Land once thought to be made up of barren desert scrub brush and sandstone mesas and allotted to create the Navajo Nation Native American Reservation, was found to be incredibly rich in uranium ore. <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Decades later, irresponsible mining, chemical dumping, and radioactive spills have left large swathes of the Nation with crystal clear, yet contaminated and undrinkable ground water." /><br> Water flows from a contaminated well outside of Thoreau, NM. <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->On ______, 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated over near _______, NM, setting into motion an arms race that needed one raw material in particular: yellowcake uranium. Land once thought to be made up of barren desert scrub brush and sandstone mesas and allotted to create the Navajo Nation Native American Reservation, was found to be incredibly rich in uranium ore. <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Decades later, irresponsible mining, chemical dumping, and radioactive spills have left large swathes of the Nation with crystal clear, yet contaminated and undrinkable ground water.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="images/816-_EX_9088A.jpg" title="" alt="" /><br> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></noscript><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!--END JUICEBOX EMBED-->