BY ANNE MARIAH TAPP
Ever since the 19th century, Westerners have been trying to extract oil from the vast oil shale deposits that lie trapped in rock under our public lands. Every attempt to do so... Read Original Story
BY BRANDON LOOMIS
A warming climate is triggering larger wildfires throughout Arizona and the West and will extend the Southwest's fire season by more than a month by 2050, according to a climate... Read Original Story
BY RYAN HEINSIUS
Part of what protects many ancient archaeological sites from looting and vandalism, is that their locations often aren’t widely known. But social media is changing that, easily... Read Original Story
Tribes in Utah have proposed a new Bears Ears National Monument spanning nearly 2 million acres. But some locals and Utah political leaders are fighting the idea.
In southeastern Utah, American... Read Original Story
BY JON KOVASH
Do young people care more about climate change than old people? That’s part of the premise of a new outreach effort by the Grand Canyon Trust.
Back in 2014, the Flagstaff-based Grand... Read Original Story
BY TOM VALTIN
"PULL THE RAFTS OVER HERE," directs Zuni elder Octavius Seowtewa, pointing to a sandbar on river right. We maneuver our flotilla—two paddle boats, half a dozen oar boats, and a monster... Read Original Story
BY BRIAN MAFFLY
Utah's push to export its coal culminated in a raucous Oakland City Council meeting Monday, when officials debated, and ultimately approved, an ordinance banning the chunky fossil... Read Original Story
