Public outcry and bipartisan opposition helped stop a senator’s proposal to sell off public lands in the Senate's budget bill ...

The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people and 5.5 million acres of agriculture, powers dams that supply electricity to the western U.S., and is the heart of the recreation and tourism ...

Jack Dykinga Travel approximately 13 miles upstream of the confluence in the Little Colorado River gorge and you reach the aptly named Blue Spring. A consistent year-round source, the water at Blue ...

Native experts weigh in on the history of tribal lands, sovereignty, and what it means to own land. This blog is distilled from the Native Perspectives virtual series held in partnership with Grand ...

Imported uranium is cheaper Why do U.S. power plants import most of the uranium they buy? Because it’s cheaper. In 2020, Russian uranium averaged about $25 per pound, cheaper than Kazakh uranium ($33 ...

Experience life along the Little Colorado River.From its headwaters in the mountains of eastern Arizona to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, the Little Colorado River has sustained plants, animals, and ...

The Information Lab analyzed data from annual aquifer protection reports submitted by the owner of Canyon Mine (also known as Pinyon Plain Mine), a contested uranium mine near the Grand Canyon, and ...

Much depends on the health of pinyon and juniper forests — the culture and traditions of Native peoples, the future existence of key wildlife and plant species, and the health of our climate. For ...

Tucked in the pines between Sedona and Flagstaff, the switchbacks of Arizona Highway 89A bring thousands of vehicles each day twisting through Oak Creek Canyon. With an endless supply of red rock ...

View our 2021 edition map of the Colorado Plateau which includes public lands and tribal lands across northern Arizona, southern Utah, southwest Colorado, and northwest New Mexico. The map also shows ...

The Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument is the third national monument to be proposed by tribes working together to protect their homelands. It ...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently changed its mind about whether the Grand Canyon Trust and other plaintiffs can challenge the government’s decision to exempt a uranium mine from a 2012 ban on ...