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In this May 2018 file photo, Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke, left, talks with Fort Peck Tribal Chairman Floyd Azure as Zinke met with residents in Fort Peck and the Fort Peck Tribal Council in Poplar, Mont. Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic are raising fears workers could spread infections within nearby communities, including several Native American tribes. Azure said an influx of pipeline workers to northeastern Montana could accelerate the spread of the virus that has so far spared the reservation. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP, File)

In this May 2018 file photo, Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke, left, talks with Fort Peck Tribal Chairman Floyd Azure as Zinke met with residents in Fort Peck and the Fort Peck Tribal Council in Poplar, Mont. Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic are raising fears workers could spread infections within nearby communities, including several Native American tribes. Azure said an influx of pipeline…

April 2, 2020

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Border wall, pipeline projects spur rural coronavirus fears
April 2, 2020 1:18 p.m.

Border wall, pipeline projects spur rural coronavirus fears

Major construction projects are moving forward along both U.S. borders and raising fears that the influx of workers could spread the coronavirus