Larry J. King
Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining (ENDAUM)
Larry J. King once worked in the mines that line the Rio Puerco between Red Water Pond Road Community and Church Rock. The United Nuclear spill of 1979 – the largest accidental release of radiation in US history – surged through the land that he and his family call home. He joined ENDAUM in its early days, and has become a leader in the fight to prevent new uranium mining in Diné communities.
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Local Community Sues Doña Ana County to Stop Billions of Tax Dollars Going to OpenAI Data Center
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Lawsuit Cites Project Jupiter’s Incomplete and Inadequate Application
Las Cruces, NM—On Friday, October 17, 2025, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County; José Saldaña Jr., resident of Sunland Park; and Vivian Fuller, resident of Santa Teresa, filed a lawsuit in the Third Judicial District Court against the Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners for their unlawful approval of three ordinances related to Project Jupiter, the massive hyperscale data center proposed in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. …
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Governor’s Response to Our Letter RE: Tritium Venting
On Friday, September 12th, NMELC received the following response to our letter urging her to halt Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) proposed tritium venting: "The New Mexico Environment Department is actively monitoring Los Alamos National Laboratory’s...
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