Estonian company Enefit American Oil wants free access across American public land in order to strip mine Utah for oil shale. But water and air quality questions remain.
The Koch brothers’ involvement in the politics of western lands is not news. But how their money is undermining efforts to protect the canyon was hidden until recently.
Climate change in Asia and the Colorado Plateau is boosting temperatures, reducing river flows and turning winter snows into rains. Here's what people are doing about it: