Blighted Homeland | A Peril That Dwelt Among the Navajos: Parts I and II

During the Cold War, uranium mines left contaminated waste scattered around the Indians. Homes built with the material silently pulsed with radiation. People developed cancer. And the US did little.



These are the first two of a four-part special investigation being reported by the Los Angeles Times. Parts three and four will follow on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Part I: Families spent years in radioactive homes, unaware of the danger.

Part II: Navajos quenched their thirst at watering holes that turned out to be toxic.

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