Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment (Diné CARE) was founded in 1988 to resist the construction of a toxic waste site in the southwest corner of the Navajo Nation. This first campaign was a success: through community organizing, education, and protest, Diné CARE warded off the proposed site. A similar victory was attained in 1991, when the organization prevented the construction of an asbestos dump on Navajo land in New Mexico.  Lori Goodman has been an integral part of Diné CARE since its inception.

An all-Navajo organization, Diné CARE works with grassroots activists in communities across the Navajo Nation to defend the land and traditional culture. The organization provides legal advocacy, technical assistance, training, fund-raising support and campaign coordination. Recently, Lori served as Communications Director for a historic first coalition spearheaded by Diné CARE of Navajo, Pueblo, Latino and Anglo victims of radiation exposure. They successfully pressured the U.S. Congress to extend federal compensation to all uranium workers and down-winders.

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