Every time Zach Edler sets out on a rafting trip — out on the water for days, away from phones, an internet connection and the rest of the world — the question comes up.
“Somebody would always joke... Read Original Story
Even as Broadway shows were shuttered and Disneyland was closed due to the Covid-19, most US national parks were open for business on Tuesday, confounding public health officials and worrying park... Read Original Story
Environmentalists and tribal leaders are gearing up to address a long-anticipated recommendation to reopen the Grand Canyon region to uranium mining.
The Nuclear Fuel Working Group, established by... Read Original Story
Back in the 1990s, Utah rancher Dell LeFevre was riding his federal grazing allotment along the Escalante River when his horse tripped. Its leg fractured as it collapsed, and the rancher spent the... Read Original Story
The town of Tusayan has been lobbying the Trump administration while seeking approval for building roads and running electrical lines across federal land, a proposal that would enable an Italian... Read Original Story
The Trump administration has struck another blow to common-sense management of public lands in the West. Virtually all the spectacular country neighboring the Escalante River in the Grand Staircase-... Read Original Story
A new website tells stories from five Native leaders about their cultural and spiritual ties to the Grand Canyon. The images, videos, and audio clips gathered on the site are part of a larger effort... Read Original Story
As the controversy over banning uranium mining near Grand Canyon heats up in Washington, D.C., a long-running local front in the same fight against extraction remains unresolved in the state of... Read Original Story
