Palo Verde

Palo Verde is based on the event when river water was contaminated and spread from Colorado to New Mexico. This river served as the main source of drinking water for the Navajo Nation. The pollution was caused by Colorados Gold King Mine spill and spread toxic waste down the river. As mentioned before, in the article, “Navajo Blame EPA Inaction for Suicides [64],” the spike in suicides that occurred after the incident was because of the EPAs inactions. Russel Begaye commented on the EPA saying, ...