BY LINDA VALDEZ
There’s a fight over the Grand Canyon. Arizonans are on one side. Many of their elected representatives are on the other.
It’s a high-stakes battle in a long-running war about whether... Read Original Story
BY KEVIN JONES
I had been told of an alcove that held a small, sheltered archaeological site up a canyon west of Blanding, Utah. One morning I hiked up the bottom of the wash, scrambling over tumbled... Read Original Story
BY BRIAN MAFFLY
Last January, Utah hiking guide Vaughn Hadenfeldt was exploring Sacred Mesa near Bluff when he discovered the remains of an archaeological treasure that someone had tried to remove... Read Original Story
BY MIRIAM WASSER
The White Mesa mill is a part of the uranium mining and nuclear cycle that few know about, explains Anne Mariah Tapp, energy program director at the Grand Canyon Trust. “There are... Read Original Story
BY JONATHAN THOMPSON
In mid-October, the clouds over southeastern Utah loomed cobalt blue behind the glowing pinkish sandstone cliffs that overlook the San Juan River on the edge of the little hamlet... Read Original Story
BY JIM MIMIAGA
In a video released Tuesday, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Grand Canyon Trust claim that the White Mesa uranium mill in southeast Utah puts local water sources at risk of... Read Original Story
BY JIM MIMIAGA
Energy Fuels, the owner of the White Mesa uranium mill, dismisses claims made by a Grand Canyon Trust film that argues that the mill puts groundwater at risk. “It’s straight out of the... Read Original Story
BY KRISHEL AUGUSTINE
As a former “Miss Teen Navajo Nation,” I have the utmost respect for my Navajo culture. I come from a family that is very traditional.
Mining doesn't just hurt a tourist... Read Original Story