Navajo panels OK coal-fired plant

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The proposed Desert Rock coal-fired, 1,500-megawatt power plant has received right-of-way approvals from three Navajo Nation committees. Language in the resolution states the Navajo Nation will "expressly and unequivocally" waive its sovereign immunity in the case of any dispute related to agreements for the proposed $3 billion power plant. The Navajo Nation would also waive $7.5 million in right-of-way fees. The tribe agreed to collect only $3.5 million in such fees because of the economic benefits — revenues and jobs — it expects to receive.