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Production countries: US
Origin countries: US
Language: EN
Spoken: English, Navajo
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radiationnew mexiconuclear radiationnavajowater pollutionnuclear accidentsuraniumnuclear wastenuclear catastrophewater rightsenvironmental disasterenvironmental catastropheindigenous rightsenvironmental racismradiation exposure

Production countries: US
Origin countries: US
Language: EN
Spoken: English, Navajo
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The River That Harms

Released 01 Jan, 1987 45min

The River That Harms

Released 01 Jan, 1987 45min

Directed by Colleen Keane

This illuminating film documents the largest radioactive waste spill in U.S. history - a national tragedy that received little attention. With the sound of a thunderclap, 94 million gallons of water contaminated with uranium mining waste broke through a United Nuclear Corporation storage dam in 1979. The water poured into the Puerco River in New Mexico - the main water supply for the Navajo Indians that live along the river,... see more

Directed by Colleen Keane

Joseph Campanella

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The River That Harms

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