The federal government is committing billions of dollars toward a 10-year wildfire mitigation strategy that will include a boost to struggling forest thinning and watershed restoration programs in... Read Original Story
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For 40 years, the White Mesa Mill has processed uranium ore next to the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in southeast Utah. Tribal members have fought for decades to close it, saying that the... Read Original Story
Plants and animals are beginning to shift their ranges as the climate heats up. But computer models that forecast the future may be underestimating how many species are at risk of extinction. KNAU’s... Read Original Story
TWIN ARROWS, Ariz. (AP) — Peterson Zah has never claimed to be an extraordinary Navajo, just a Navajo with extraordinary experiences.
Those who gathered Tuesday to honor the former Navajo chairman... Read Original Story
Controlled burns combined with thinning projects remain the key to slowing down the plague of town destroying fires, according to a growing body of research.
So don’t freak out if you sniff smoke out... Read Original Story
On Tuesday at 3 p.m. MST, Peterson Zah, former Navajo Nation Chairman and first President of the Navajo Nation, will receive the 2021 Grand Canyon Trust Lifetime Achievement Award.
Meant to recognize... Read Original Story
Early winter rain and snow across the interior West have improved the outlook for springtime flows on the Colorado and other rivers that supply the Southwest.
The Colorado River Basin Forecast Center... Read Original Story
On a turquoise lake in a sandstone desert, Ross Dombrowski is trying to figure out what to do about the rock growing behind his houseboat. The rock, spectacular and rust red, like most in southern... Read Original Story
