From NPR (the audio will be available at 6 PM eastern):
In her book Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed, former Los Angeles Times reporter Judy Pasternak documents the toxic legacy of uranium mining in the Navajo lands of northeastern Arizona, where radioactive dust wound up in Navajo homes and drinking water.
Turtle Talk 
I recall her series of very moving articles for the LA Times and delighted to learn she’s written a book on the subject.
Here’s a link to the review in the Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-book-20100920,0,6594991.story