Enviros: We will work with area tribes
Many say anti-environmental statement contrary to reality

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Kathy Helms
Diné Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — Hopi Tribal Council action to ban the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, and Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr.’s decision to stand in support of Hopi’s action has caused local and national groups to take a stand of their own.

In a joint news release issued Thursday afternoon, the groups said they remain committed to working with their tribal partners to find clean energy solutions that work for everyone.

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