Arizona Is Extracting Steep Concessions to Thwart Navajo Nation’s Water Rights

The Dilkon Medical Center, a sprawling, $128 million facility on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, was completed a year ago. With an emergency room, pharmacy and housing for more than 100 staff members, the new hospital was cause for celebration in a community that has to travel long distances for all but the most basic health care. But there hasn’t been enough clean water to fill a large tank that…

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