The humpback chub was added to the endangered species list in 1973. Over the years, it has survived the introduction of rainbow trout, fluctuating river flows and the construction of a dam. But now,... Read Original Story
The Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah is one of the richest oil shale deposits in the country. It is estimated to hold more proven reserves than all of Saudi Arabia. Enefit, an Estonian company, was... Read Original Story
Estonian company Enefit is giving up its federal oil shale leases in eastern Utah, signaling once again that Utah shale may never overcome the obstacles to becoming a commercial source of energy.... Read Original Story
A decade after 20 mountain goats were transplanted into the La Sal Mountains, the ungulates are still scrambling across steep alpine slopes — and the agencies with the authority to manage them, some... Read Original Story
Grand Canyon National Park draws 4.7 million visitors a year to the northwest corner of Arizona to hike, camp, or watch wildlife. But most of them don’t realize that the lands within and surrounding... Read Original Story
We are representatives of tribes with deep and timeless connections to the lands of the greater Grand Canyon.
We trace our ancestry here, and many of our ancestors are buried here. The Grand Canyon... Read Original Story
GLOBAL WARMING HAS FOCUSED concern on land and sky as soaring temperatures intensify hurricanes, droughts and wildfires. But another climate crisis is unfolding, underfoot and out of view.
Many of... Read Original Story
A revised draft plan for the Manti-La Sal Forest is completed, along with the draft environmental impact statement and the formal comment period opened Friday, Aug. 18, and runs through Nov. 16.... Read Original Story
