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

Tim Peterson

01/26/21

Grand Canyon, National Monuments, DC Dispatch, Energy

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Day 1: Biden's Executive Order and the Colorado Plateau

Biden's first environmental actions and our top priorities for the Colorado Plateau this year.

Taylor McKinnon

12/22/20

Energy

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Feds Suspend Dirty Tar Sands Plan in Utah

Land manager hits pause on a plan to lease 2,100 acres of public lands for tar sands mining.

Shane McDermott

09/1/20

Energy, Forest Restoration

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San Francisco Peaks Mining Ban Up for Renewal

Help keep mining out of Flagstaff's San Francisco Peaks. Submit your comment by September 14, 2020.

Tim Peterson

01/30/20

DC Dispatch, Energy

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Feds Aim to Gut America’s Most Important Environmental Law

The plan to silence the public's voice in pipeline projects, mine expansions, and other federal projects that degrade the environment.

10/3/19

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy

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Stakes Rise for Grand Canyon as Working Group Deliberates

The nuclear power industry is asking President Trump's working group to lift mining bans.

Amy S. Martin

07/16/19

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Energy, Bears Ears

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New Nuclear Working Group Raises Questions for Grand Canyon and Bears Ears

President Trump denied a request for uranium import quotas, but efforts continue to prop up the industry.

Ed Moss

06/24/19

Energy, Uranium, Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon Tourism Fuels Arizona’s Economy

Tourism and outdoor recreation are more valuable to Arizona's economy than uranium mining.

Michael Collier

05/16/19

Energy, Water

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Lawsuit: Take a Hard Look at Utah Oil Shale Project

Could a wild corner of Utah become the site of the nation's first commercial-scale oil shale strip mine and processing plant?

John Fowler

03/21/19

Energy, Climate Change, Native America

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Reducing Methane Emissions on the Navajo Nation

Capturing leaking methane from oil and gas operations on the Navajo Nation could provide enough gas to cover the annual use of every home on the reservation.

Rick Goldwasser

02/28/19

Energy, Uranium, Grand Canyon

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New Report Examines Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon Region

The Grand Canyon region is too culturally, historically, and economically important to mine for uranium.

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