The Navajo Times Online - News
The time has come for Peabody Coal Co. to leave Navajo land and let other companies mine and market the coal reserves it has controlled for close to 50 years, a former tribal leader said Tuesday.
"The best thing that the Navajo Nation could do is to get rid of Peabody," said former Chairman Peter MacDonald Sr.
He made the comment when asked for his opinion on an environmental impact statement concerning Peabody's plans for Black Mesa, where it has over 65,000 acres under lease.
The U.S. Office of Surface Mining is in the process of finalizing the study, and is proposing to endorse the plan that Peabody wants.
Last week Hopi Tribal Chairman Ben Nuvamsa said the plan OSM is poised to approve would shut out the Hopis from decisions governing their share of Black Mesa coal reserves for years to come.
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