Dr. Andrew Curley testifies before Congress on the socio-political history of energy development for the Navajo Nation

Dr. Andrew Curley testifies before Congress on the socio-political history of energy development for the Navajo Nation

Washington D.C. — On Thursday, April 12, 2018 Dr. Andrew Curley presented aspects of his research to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. The title of the hearing was “The benefits of the Navajo Generating Station to Local Economies.” Dr. Curley talked about the sociopolitical history of energy development for the Navajo Nation and related it to the question of coal, water, and the distribution of benefits between state and tribal actors.

Video of the testimony can be found here: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=404337