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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Amy S. Martin

01/31/24

Glen Canyon Dam flooded over 180 miles of the Colorado River to form Lake Powell and provide power. How does the dam work?

The site of the proposed Black Mesa East Dam, Navajo Nation. ECOFLIGHT

01/16/24

DC Dispatch, Water, Energy, Native America

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Dam Projects on Native Lands Signal Need for Reform

Currently, developers don't have to get permission from tribes when applying for dam permits on tribal lands.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

10/3/23

Water, Grand Canyon

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How Grand Canyon High-flow Experiments Work

Colorado River flows are highly regulated, even the high flows that periodically course through the Grand Canyon.

Randy Langstratt

09/19/23

Energy, Water, Climate Change

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Utah Oil Shale Project Loses Water, Abandons Lease

Estonian-owned oil shale giant is barred from siphoning 100 billion gallons of water from a Colorado River tributary.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

09/11/23

Water, Climate Change

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Creature Feature: Native Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin

What species are found in the Colorado River Basin and nowhere else on Earth?

Meredith Meeks

06/13/23

Water, Native America

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Paahu, Nöönganva Pas Himu – The Importance of Springs, a Hopi Perspective

The Hopi people believe that the springs are alive. We teach our children that springs are sacred at a very young age.

Tim Peterson

05/16/23

Water, Grand Canyon

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The Colorado River 101

Where does the Colorado River start? How deep is it? Is it drying up? Your questions, answered.

The Colorado River, Amy S. Martin

03/7/23

Water, Native America, Energy, DC Dispatch

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New Dams Proposed on Navajo Nation near Black Mesa

New dams proposed near Kayenta would pump water from the Colorado River, San Juan River, or local aquifers.

Randy Langstratt

02/28/23

Energy, Water

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Update: Utah Deal Drains Colorado River Water

An Estonian oil shale giant is trying to lock up water that would flow into the Colorado River. Will Utah allow it?

Deidra Peaches

01/10/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, Water

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The Little Colorado River, A Place of Healing

Bennett Wakayuta, a Hualapai tribal member, is connected to the Little Colorado River through traditional songs and the ceremony of water.

Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

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