Part 1: Boom and Bust
In the boom years, things were different. There was a sense of patriotism in the air as prospectors fanned out across remote corners of the Colorado Plateau in search of uranium... Read Original Story
The water levels behind the Colorado River’s biggest dams are fast-approaching or already at record lows, thanks to a 21-year megadrought that’s squeezing water supplies across the Southwest. But the... Read Original Story
Bluff • Indigenous people from around the Four Corners gathered on the banks of the San Juan River on Saturday to offer prayers and blessings before an intricately crafted, 25-foot totem pole that... Read Original Story
Two dozen Native American activists in 10 cars towing one totem pole across the country.
While this protest caravan may seem small, its message to Congress is outsized: Give Indigenous peoples a say... Read Original Story
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality said it intends to issue a new aquifer protection permit to operate a controversial uranium mine near the Grand Canyon.
The agency said the new permit... Read Original Story
Conservation groups are urging Arizona regulators to deny a key permit for a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. They say it threatens the area’s environment and tribal water... Read Original Story
Spotting Orion or Ursa Major is a highlight of any camping trip, but Greek constellations aren’t the only stories scattered among the stars. For millennia, Native Americans have used the cosmos for... Read Original Story
The Colorado River is tapped out.
Another dry year has left the waterway that supplies 40 million people in the Southwest parched. A 21-year warming and drying trend is pushing the nation’s two... Read Original Story
