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NPS Photo/J. BairdThe South Kaibab Trail is now closed below the Tip-Off, a landmark and resting area, and the Bright Angel Trail is off limits to visitors below the intersection with the Tonto Trail. -
Courtesy of Jani IngramA professor at Northern Arizona University teamed up with Navajo communities to test water quality in remote wells. The map is meant to help tribal members still struggling with the effects of past uranium mining. -
Gary Beverly/Friends of the Verde RiverArizona officials have given final approval to boost environmental protections for parts of the Upper Verde River and Sycamore Creek in northern Arizona. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUThe Trump administration’s push to allow more road construction in national forests has alarmed preservationists in Arizona, who warn the change could lead to logging or more uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.
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Grand Canyon National Park officials are distributing bottled drinking water to park residents after last weekend’s flooding destroyed sections of the Transcanyon Waterline. -
The federal agency’s action — published Tuesday — contends that its decision is intended to “encourage energy production” in the midst of Trump’s self-declared national energy emergency. -
The Grand Canyon’s notoriously rugged terrain, now scarred by flooding, complicates the search for a missing man and the completion of damage assessments to infrastructure. -
The environmental groups argue Trump’s slashing of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is illegal. -
Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area's economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim's water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an indefinite period. -
The spiral pattern in a sunflower’s seeds isn’t random. It follows a mathematical sequence that appears throughout the natural world.
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The Trump administration is taking the unprecedented step of creating lists of adult citizens who are eligible to vote in each state – but will not meet its own deadline 60 days before Election Day. -
The billionaire investor is under two subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee. But in his lawsuit, Black says the panel doesn't have the authority to compel him to share nondisclosure agreements. -
There was drama in the courtroom Thursday in the trial of the Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three children. The jury has been trying to reach consensus for six days.
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Forecasters are expecting the El Niño weather pattern to strengthen significantly this year, raising the risks of extreme weather around the world well into 2027.
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.
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A sunny and breezy close to the work week for most, showers will develop over the White Mountains region. Over the holiday weekend, expect a continuation of seasonable warmth, isolated storms may develop over the high terrain Saturday. Sunday looks to be the most active day of storms, particularly across northwestern AZ and the Grand Canyon Country, followed by a quiet Labor Day Monday.
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