didn't notify the navajo nation until a full day after the spill. after four days, the e.p.a. still had not reported to the navajo leaders that there was arsenic in the water. this disaster happened more than eight months ago. no one no one at the agency has been fired no one has even been reprimanded for their failure. so what has the e.p.a. done? well here's a headline in the "wall street journal" on friday april 8. "toxic spill fears haunt the southwest." "toxic spill fears haunt the west." in the southwest part of the country, according to this article it has been months since the agency has been back to test the safety of the well water for the families near the river. officials in new mexico and in utah say that the e.p.a. has failed to spearhead a comprehensive plan to manage the spring runoff or even to conduct long-term monitoring. the states and the tribes are having to monitor the water quality themselves. why, you ask? well, it's because the e.p.a. wasn't planning to test enough sites or provide realtime data. and that's what people need. what could is the data if i

from the rim to the river and bring 2 million people a year to one of the prettiest spots in the navajo nationlcome the income, but others like renee yellowhorse see a violation of all that is sacred. >> i thought it was a joke. then came the anger, the disbelief that somebody would go to a sacred area. my people, my family's sacred area. and want to put in this circus attraction. into the grand canyon. >> i could imagine that if i grew up in a place like this and my family had been there for 10,000 years, just the sight of outsiders would make me angry. is are there such a thing as a good tourist as far as you're concerned? >> there are ways to work with nature where you can work with the people on the lands and have them get the benefits instead of some investors that are from scottsdale or from china or from india, wherever. it's your grand canyon. if you can hike it, hike it. if you can run the river, run the river. take your memories of a place and always leave it the way you want it for next generations to see it. >> renae's blessing is punctuated -- >> wow, look at that rainbow. >> -- b

it belongs to the navajo nation. >> the grand canyon for me is a reputatio representation of who i amhen she first heard about the project she thought it was a cruel joke. >> to escalate development. when i first heard about it was through our local newspapers. drawings, the tram would go down to the bottom. i looked at it in the open newspapers, and i laughed. it's hilarious. someone is playing a joke. >> you didn't think it was real? >> i didn't think it was real. i thought it was like the onion news. >> why didn't you think it was real? >> because, it's unfathomable to dig into the heart of the side of the canyon to put in powers, to develop an area where i go to pray. i laughed, and i disbelieved, and then the more i read i got angry. don't they know this is the heart of our sacred places? >> the developers con flounce partners say that the escalate project will bring jobs and prosperity in an area in desperate need of economic rescue. two past navajo presidents have thrown their support behind the project. but the current tribal leadership would not talk with al jazeera. on the w