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April 2016: Letters between Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

April 29, 2016 Update: Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye wrote to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on March 15, 2016 regarding compensation and other requests related to the Gold King Mine Release. The Administrator responded on April 19, 2016.

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