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

Tim Peterson

12/22/21

Climate Change, Energy

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

12/14/21

National Monuments, Bears Ears

7 Places Unique to Bears Ears – with Protections Restored

Seven extraordinary places protected again in Bears Ears National Monument.

Michael Quinn, National Park Service

12/9/21

Grand Canyon, Uranium, Water

New Study: Uranium in Grand Canyon Water

A new government study reveals elevated uranium levels in 5 percent of Grand Canyon springs and wells sampled.

Tim Peterson

12/7/21

Bears Ears, National Monuments

Bears Ears and the White House’s New Commitments to Tribal Nations

The Biden administration is taking steps to honor tribal sovereignty as management planning for Bears Ears begins to take shape.

Deidra Peaches

12/1/21

Grand Canyon, Native America, Water

The Little Colorado River, an Umbilical Cord to the Grand Canyon

Jim Enote, a Zuni tribal member, says the Little Colorado River connects the Zuni people with their place of emergence.

Ed Moss

11/23/21

Grand Canyon, Uranium

Feds: Uranium Isn’t a Critical Mineral

Uranium has no place on a federal priority list of minerals.

Tim Peterson

11/17/21

Climate Change, Energy

Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

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

Tim Peterson

11/10/21

National Monuments

7 Grand Views in Grand Staircase-Escalante, Restored

Breathe in these breathtaking vistas now fully protected in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Tim Peterson

11/4/21

Native America, Uranium, Water

Intertribal Walk Protests Uranium Mill Near Bears Ears

The White Mesa Ute led a protest against a uranium mill near their reservation, a mile from Bears Ears National Monument.

Deidra Peaches

11/2/21

Grand Canyon, Native America, Water

Lifeways of the Little Colorado River

Native voices share their personal and cultural connections to the Little Colorado River, from its headwaters to the Grand Canyon.

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