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A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
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A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

  • By GABE STERN Associated Press

The remote Duck Valley reservation that straddles Nevada and Idaho has battled toxic contaminants on its land for decades. Shoshone and Paiute residents suspect fuels and chemical spills and leaks from U.S. government buildings have caused widespread illness and death. No one can say for sure. And, now, there's a new twist. The discovery of a decades-old document with a passing mention of Agent Orange chemicals suggests the government may have been more involved in contaminating the land. The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs says it's investigating whether the chemicals were sprayed around irrigation canals and is would work with the tribes on an action plan

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  • By Dorothy Dimitre, Daily Journal Columnist

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  • By Dorothy Dimitre

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  • By Dorothy Dimitre
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  • By Ken White

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The chemical threat

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