WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Carl Roessel Slater took the Oath of Office for the Navajo Nation Council as the Council Delegate for the Tsaile/Wheatfields, Lukachukai, Round Rock, Tséch’izhí and Rock Point Chapters at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber Oct. 10.

Delegate Slater was elected at a special election carried out by the Navajo Election Administration Sept. 24 upon the retirement of Delegate Nelson S. BeGaye.

Navajo Nation Supreme Court Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne administered the oath for Delegate Slater Oct. 10 after the Navajo Board of Election Supervisors acted to certify the special election results.

Delegate Slater thanked those in attendance after taking the oath and shared...

TUBA CITY, Ariz. -Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer issued a proclamation on Oct. 9, proclaiming the month of October as Navajo Nation Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Nez was joined by Council Delegate Otto Tso, Miss Navajo Nation Shaandiin Parrish, breast cancer survivors, and over 250 others for the signing of the proclamation prior to the Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fun Walk hosted by the Special Diabetes Program in Tuba City, Ariz.

“Many of us have a loved one, a relative, or a friend who is battling breast cancer. This proclamation is to raise awareness among our people - for the ones we’ve lost to breast cancer, for the many who continue to...

SANTA FE - The New Mexico Environment Department posted excess emissions data reported to the Department on its website Oct. 15. The data follows:

“Transparency of self-reported emissions data, in conjunction with our regulatory efforts to curb excess methane emissions in the oil and gas industry, is essential to understanding air quality impacts in communities around the state,” according to NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney. “Compliance with permits and air quality regulations is not optional. It is expected by the communities in which these facilities operate and by NMED.”

These excess emissions, which can include volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, make up a...

Coastal Spill

Brazilian officials are pointing their fingers at Venezuela for a massive oil spill that has polluted hundreds of miles of beaches in nine northeastern states during the past few weeks. The spill has killed numerous sea turtles and kept swimmers and fishermen from the contaminated coastal strip. Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said the spill appears to have come from Venezuela, and that more than 110 tons of oil have been recovered. “It could be something criminal, it could be an accidental spill, it could also be a ship that sank,” said Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro.

 

Earthquakes

Late reports from eastern India say a strong temblor on...