John N. Begay and His Wife, Mable Lee Begay Kee Atcitty Bob B. Begay and His Wife, Mae Begay v. United States of America, Phillip Anderson, Marry John Badoni, Hoskie R. Barton, Clyde Begay, Harvey Lee Begay and Herbert N. Begay v. United States

768 F.2d 1059 15 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,848 John N. BEGAY and his wife, Mable Lee Begay; Kee Atcitty; Bob B. Begay and his wife, Mae Begay, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/Appellee. Phillip ANDERSON, Marry John Badoni, Hoskie R. Barton, Clyde Begay, Harvey Lee Begay and Herbert N. Begay, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/Appellee. No. 84-2462. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 16, 1985. Aug. 13, 1985. Stewart L. Udall, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiffs/appellants. Mark H. Gallant, Atty., Dept. of Justice, I. Avrum Fingeret, Trial Atty., U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D.C., for defendant/appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before ANDERSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and IDEMAN * , District Judge. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: I. OVERVIEW 1 The plaintiffs in this case are Navajo Indians residing on the reservation in Arizona. They are either Navajo miners who used to work in uranium mines or survivors of deceased Navajo uranium miners. The underground uranium mines involved in this case are located in Utah, Colorado, New…