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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Raymond Chee

08/9/22

Collaborating to Build a Native Economy

Germaine Simonson's convenience store sells local products in her rural Navajo Nation community.

Grand Canyon National Park

08/2/22

Grand Canyon, Native America

Centering Native Perspectives at Grand Canyon National Park

Long-term efforts strive to center Indigenous perspectives in park management and interpretation.

Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight

07/26/22

Grand Canyon, Water

Dams, Drought, and the Little Colorado River

A hydroelectric dam project in Big Canyon, a dry tributary of the Little Colorado River, would require pumping billions of gallons of groundwater.

Amy S. Martin

07/20/22

Grand Canyon, Native America

Grand Canyon Tourism Economy Rebounds

Grand Canyon National Park generates millions for the Arizona economy.

Amy S. Martin

07/14/22

Grand Canyon, Native America

Hiring Reform at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park is carved out of ancestral lands of at least 11 tribes, but Native people make up only a small percent of park employees.

Green River, Michael Collier

07/12/22

Utah Water Deal Siphons Colorado River Tributary

There's something fishy about the water right for a massive oil shale facility in northern Utah.

Amy S. Martin

07/5/22

Climate Change, Water

5 Facts about Southwest Springs

Springs are the lifeblood of the forests, canyons, and communities of the arid Southwest.

Tim Peterson

06/28/22

Bears Ears, National Monuments, Native America

Historic Sign and Signing for Bears Ears

Tribal leaders signed a cooperative agreement to jointly manage Bears Ears National Monument and unveiled the first Bears Ears sign.

Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight

06/21/22

Grand Canyon, Uranium

State Regulator Issues Canyon Mine Permit, Despite Risks

A uranium mine near the Grand Canyon’s south rim with a flooding problem got the go-ahead to continue operating.

Rick Goldwasser

06/15/22

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Native America

U.S. Government Agencies, Tribes Back Grand Canyon Mining Ban

Interior and Agriculture officials testified before a Senate subcommittee last week, backing the bill to protect the Grand Canyon.

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