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Kaibab National Forest officials will begin an environmental review of a proposal from a cement company to explore for pozzolan at the eastern base of Bill Williams Mountain.
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The project began in December 202 and was split into two because of funding issues and to avoid interfering with the owls. Abandoned mines are known to leave behind huge amounts of toxic waste.
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A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to hold the federal government accountable for the cleanup of abandoned mines on tribal lands and throughout the country. An estimated 140,000 such sites nationally threaten public health and the environment.
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The U.S. Forest Service will resume cleanup work on six abandoned mines on the Prescott National Forest in Yavapai County. The site primarily produced gold and silver, but operations likely ceased before the 1940s.
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Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags lowered to half-staff in Hart’s honor.
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An attorney for members of the San Carlos Apache tribe has asked the the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to back their efforts to halt…
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Navajo Nation leaders and federal officials recently toured an abandoned uranium mine on the reservation. The trip highlighted the continued threats posed…
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A coalition of tribes and environmental groups are urging the federal government to overhaul how it regulates mining in the West and Alaska. They say…
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Congressional Democrats are attempting to undo a controversial federal land swap in southeastern Arizona. A budget proposal in the U.S. House of…
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It's Friday, Aug. 6. Northern Arizona University student Luis Grijalva finished in 12th place today for the men's 5,000-meter final in the Tokyo Olympics.…