A community left with contaminated soil in New Mexico

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Navajo Elementary School is one of four schools located in Navajo, New Mexico.
Navajo Elementary School is one of four schools located in Navajo, New Mexico.
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The community of Navajo, New Mexico, is 11 miles from Fort Defiance, Arizona, and was the home of Navajo Forest Products Industry that operated from 1962 through the mid 1990’s.
The community of Navajo, New Mexico, is 11 miles from Fort Defiance, Arizona, and was the home of Navajo Forest Products Industry that operated from 1962 through the mid 1990’s.
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Navajo Pine Market, once the only grocery store in Navajo, New Mexico, now sits vacant after closing.
Navajo Pine Market, once the only grocery store in Navajo, New Mexico, now sits vacant after closing.
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Indian Route 12 is also the Main Street in Navajo, New Mexico, and continues on to Fort Defiance or Narbona Pass and the Chuska Mountains.
Indian Route 12 is also the Main Street in Navajo, New Mexico, and continues on to Fort Defiance or Narbona Pass and the Chuska Mountains.
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