The River that harms

"Documents the major but little known nuclear waste spill in 1979, when water contaminated with uranium mill tailings burst a storage dam and poured into New Mexico's Puerco River, the major water supply for Navajos of the region, a disaster that continues to take its toll. Includes extensive interviews with Navajos affected and scientists and environmentalists who continue to monitor its destruction."
"Documents the largest radioactive waste accident in the United States which has threatened the water supply and life of the Navajo Indians who live along the river polluted by the spill. Tells the story of this tragedy which continues to be ignored by the American press and state and federal governments, and sheds light on the growing concern about birth defects and cancers associated with low-level radioactivity."@en
"(Producer) Documents the largest radioactive waste spill in U.S. history when 94 million gallons of water contaminated with uranium mining waste broke through a United Nuclear Corporation storage dam in 1979."