Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty
(Matthew Brown | AP file photo) In this April 4, 2013 file photo, a truck carrying 250 tons of coal hauls the fuel to the surface of the Spring Creek mine near Decker, Mont. The mine has been indefinitely shuttered by its new owners from the Navajo Nation in a dispute over whether it should be immune from some environmental regulations.

Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty

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