Navajo Nation Motion to Intervene Against Big Canyon Dams

On July 30, 2020, the Navajo Nation filed a motion to intervene to oppose plans to dam Big Canyon, a tributary to the Little Colorado River, on the Navajo Nation. Read the 5-page motion here ›

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