The water problem at Pinyon Plain uranium mine, near the Grand Canyon continues. More than 80 million gallons were pumped out from 2016-2025.
Category: Grand Canyon
In the summer of 2025, fires raged across the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Now that the smoke has lifted, what does the future hold for the national park?
In a victory for Grand Canyon tribes and Arizona voters, a federal court has dismissed a lawsuit attacking Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.
As uranium prices rise, the mining company that operates Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon hopes to profit by developing at least one other mine in the Grand Canyon region.
From Arches, to Canyonlands, to Mesa Verde, materials about Native history, science, and climate change in national parks across the Colorado Plateau are targeted for federal review.
The U.S. wants to quadruple nuclear power generation. Is fewer than two years of nuclear fuel worth sacrificing the Grand Canyon region?
Grand Canyon wildfires burned across more than 200,000 acres in 2025. Now local communities are looking ahead at recovery and rebuilding on the North Rim.
Scientists are learning more about how water moves through the Grand Canyon, and how what happens above ground affects what flows beneath.
Pinyon Plain uranium mine, near Grand Canyon National Park, has a water problem. More than 7.8 million gallons were pumped out of the mine in 2024.
An alarming new rule would undermine tribal sovereignty, allowing developers to get permits for hydropower projects on tribal lands over a tribe’s objection.
Grand Canyon National Park is an economic engine in northern Arizona. A new National Park Service report shows how much it adds to local communities.
Three Grand Canyon natural and cultural history stories from the Grand Canyon Trust’s award-winning magazine that will blow your mind.
The hidden world of Grand Canyon caves and the researchers working to unravel the mysteries contained in strands of ancient bat DNA.
Reading is a great way to experience the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau. Get the story behind the book with Grand Canyon Trust author talks.
Educational resources to help teachers creating Grand Canyon lesson plans for students in elementary school, high school, and college.
The uranium mined at Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon is just a drop in the bucket. Given the mine’s location, it’s simply not worth the risk.
Pinyon Plain uranium mine has resumed trucking uranium ore across the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Ute Reservation to White Mesa.
Lawsuits targeting Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni national monument were at odds with Arizona voters, 80% of whom support the monument.
80% of Arizona voters support Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument, according to a new poll.
The Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam is heating up. Find out why.
Groundwater pumping at a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon will affect the canyon’s springs, scientists says.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is the latest elected official to call for an environmental review of Pinyon Plain uranium mine.
How does Colorado River water get divvied out to Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Native American tribes, and Mexico?
Four of the five most dangerous sections of the haul route are on the Navajo Nation.
It’s time to consider what scientists have learned about groundwater in the Grand Canyon region since 2012.
Find out where to camp beneath the stars in and around Grand Canyon National Park.
For Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma, the Grand Canyon region is home to many cultural and religious sites that are still very much alive today.
Attorney general raises concerns about groundwater contamination at Grand Canyon uranium mine.