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Cortez Masto urges swift remediation at Duck Valley Reservation after alleged pesticide and fuel contamination
Summary
Sen. Cortez Masto told the committee that the Duck Valley Reservation school area had been contaminated by fuels and pesticides — including chemicals described as components of Agent Orange — and urged nominee William H. 'Billy' Kirkland to make remediation a priority if confirmed.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto raised a contamination and public-health issue affecting the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation during the nomination hearing, and asked William H. “Billy” Kirkland to prioritize remediation if confirmed.
Cortez Masto told the committee that the Bureau of Indian Affairs had improperly disposed fuels and…
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