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

Tim Peterson

07/8/24

Did you know the Colorado River used to be called the Grand River? Learn about the name change and more fun facts about this hardworking river.

Tim Peterson

05/29/24

Grand Canyon, Water, Climate Change

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Native Fish of the Grand Canyon

Challenging conditions have endangered, threatened, or imperiled these five native fish in the Grand Canyon.

Ed Moss

03/5/24

Water, Climate Change, Grand Canyon

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I Spent Two Years Reporting on Glen Canyon’s Recovery: Here’s What I Learned

Beneath the bathtub ring at Lake Powell, native plants are flourishing, cultural sites are resurfacing, and whitewater rapids are returning.

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?

Amy S. Martin

07/5/22

Climate Change, Water

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5 Facts about Southwest Springs

Springs are the lifeblood of the forests, canyons, and communities of the arid Southwest.

Tim Peterson

01/19/22

Climate Change, Energy

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Top Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The top sources of greenhouse gas emissions on the Colorado Plateau are electricity, transportation, and oil and gas production.

Tim Peterson

12/22/21

Climate Change, Energy

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Shrinking the Four Corners Methane Hotspot

Federal funding to properly close abandoned oil and gas wells across the Colorado Plateau will reduce harmful methane pollution.

Tim Peterson

11/17/21

Climate Change, Energy

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Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

It's time for the thousands of orphan wells across the Colorado Plateau to be closed and cleaned up.

Amy S. Martin

02/22/21

Grand Canyon, Water, Climate Change

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Grand Canyon Will Get Drier with Climate Change, Study Shows

A new study shows a diminishing supply of groundwater in the Grand Canyon region. A proposed development in Tusayan could threaten it further.

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