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Church Rock Dam Breach

ID: 1584 | This file appears in: Tragedy at Church Rock: Superfunds and the Marginalization of Navajos
Cracks were noticed in the earthen dam two years before the failure, yet no action was taken. | Source: "Church Rock Uranium Mill Tailings Dam Breach," Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?sort=relevance&search=church+rock+dam&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%7D&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1#/media/File:Church_Rock_uranium_mill_tailings_dam_breach.jpeg
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"Church Rock Uranium Mill Tailings Dam Breach," Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?sort=relevance&search=church+rock+dam&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%7D&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns100=1&ns106=1#/media/File:Church_Rock_uranium_mill_tailings_dam_breach.jpeg
"Church Rock Dam Breach" appears in: Tragedy at Church Rock: Superfunds and the Marginalization of Navajos
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