Environment

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FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013 file photo, a front end loader dumps coal into a hauler at a mining operation at the Navajo Mine in Fruitland, N.M. A company created by the Navajo Nation has signed off on the purchase of the coal mine in northwestern New Mexico. The $85 million deal with Australian-based BHP Billiton is expected to close on Dec. 1. The Navajo Mine is the sole provider of coal to the nearby Four Corners Power Plant (AP Photo/The Daily Times, Jon Austria, File)