The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is seeking solutions to environmental and health problems affecting the reservation.
The 2.8 million-acre reservation has 113 open-pit dumps, elevated levels of chemicals in groundwater and at least 1,300 homes without indoor plumbing.
The tribe is using gaming revenues and federal funds to tackle the situation.
About $1.1 million in federal funds will build a water and sewage system and $1.6 million more will help clean up the dumps. The Environmental Protection Agency just awarded the tribe $50,000 to clean up garbage left by Mexican migrants who use the reservation to come into the U.S.
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Environmental woes plague Tohono O'odham Nation
Thursday, March 4, 2004
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