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Feds get data to check on mining's effect near Grand Canyon

Source: Associated Press

News|March 6, 2016

BY FELICIA FONSECA Government scientists have gathered data to answer the question of whether a new uranium mining operation will contaminate the Grand Canyon region. Scientists with the U.S.... Read Original Story

Voices heard: U.S. rejects plan for 2,000 homes near Grand Canyon

Source: Arizona Republic

News|March 5, 2016

BY BRANDON LOOMIS The U.S. Forest Service on Friday rejected an easement that would have enabled a developer to build roughly 2,000 new housing units near the south entrance of Grand Canyon National... Read Original Story

Federal authorities reject plan for development with 2,200 homes near Grand Canyon

Source: LA Times

News|March 4, 2016

BY WILLIAM YARDLEY A years-long effort to turn a tiny town near the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park into the site of 2,200 new homes and a sprawling commercial area was rejected Friday by... Read Original Story

It's Time to Heal Bears Ears

Source: Indian Country Today Media Network

News|March 4, 2016

BY REGINA LOPEZ-WHITESKUNK In the past, policies and laws have always been written as prescriptions for us Native American people to follow, including when it comes to protecting the lands, dwellings... Read Original Story

Obama’s Next National Monument Could Ignite “Fierce” Land Battle In The West

Source: Buzzfeed

News|March 4, 2016

BY JIM DALRYMPLE II One hundred miles northwest of the Four Corners, two buttes rise out of the red dirt and scrubby brush. The buttes, named for their ursine appearance, are known as Bears Ears, but... Read Original Story

Uranium Mining Is Coming To The Grand Canyon, If Koch-Backed Group Gets It Way

Source: Think Progress

News|March 2, 2016

BY GREG ZIMMERMAN & NICOLE GENTILE A dark money group backed by Charles and David Koch is behind a well-funded effort to undermine protections at the Grand Canyon and overturn the Antiquities... Read Original Story

Trying To Bring Navajo Parks Under 1 Umbrella

Source: KJZZ

News|March 1, 2016

BY MARK BRODIE There is an effort under way on the Navajo Nation to develop a general management plan for its tribal parks, which would bring the Nation’s four parks under one umbrella... Read Original Story

Tim Peterson, Lighthawk

My view: Once it's gone, it's gone forever

Source: Deseret News

News|February 29, 2016

BY BARBARA WISE No longer am I able to enjoy walking out in the middle of nowhere with nothing but vastness and tranquility to feed my soul. I have multiple sclerosis (MS) now and am limited in what... Read Original Story

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