It was nearly six years ago that 33-year-old filmmaker Deidra Peaches went on a journey that changed her life.
As she walked deep into the Grand Canyon with her best friend and filmmaking partner,... Read Original Story
Colorado may receive $25 million or more in federal funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells across the state, government officials said Monday.
The funding is expected to create new jobs in the... Read Original Story
In 2015, Victor Temprano protested a pipeline project in British Columbia. Standing alongside Indigenous peoples who steward that land, Temprano asked himself whose lands the project would impact. He... Read Original Story
Millions of people visit Grand Canyon National Park each year and only a small handful of those ever require the aid of rescue crews.
But the northern Arizona park claimed the top spot as the... Read Original Story
In January, the Department of the Interior stated what many have suspected: there are far more orphaned oil and gas wells in the U.S. than previously estimated. In a memo, the agency wrote that more... Read Original Story
The federal government is committing billions of dollars toward a 10-year wildfire mitigation strategy that will include a boost to struggling forest thinning and watershed restoration programs in... Read Original Story
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For 40 years, the White Mesa Mill has processed uranium ore next to the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in southeast Utah. Tribal members have fought for decades to close it, saying that the... Read Original Story
Plants and animals are beginning to shift their ranges as the climate heats up. But computer models that forecast the future may be underestimating how many species are at risk of extinction. KNAU’s... Read Original Story