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Environmental groups and Havasupai tribal members presented a petition to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Thursday urging her to close the Pinyon Plain uranium mine, less than 10 miles from Grand Canyon National Park.
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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is taking public comment on a proposal to disrupt the spawning of a nonnative fish in the Grand Canyon by releasing spikes of cool water from Glen Canyon Dam. Many in the Colorado River community want more options.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a new rule for managing public lands that conservationists are praising as a positive step for the environment.
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A new poll released today from Colorado College shows that the environment and public lands are top political issues among voters in the West.
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Montezuma Castle is a cliff dwelling overlooking Wet Beaver Creek in the Verde Valley. Undoubtedly, the water, plants, animals and other natural resources drew the Sinagua people here a thousand years ago — and attracted attention ever since.
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The Forest Service recently released a proposal to revise its forest management plans to protect old-growth trees. KNAU spoke about this unprecedented effort with Andrew Sanchez Meador, executive director of NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute.
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The federal Bureau of Land Management is looking to drastically reduce the area open to recreational target shooting within Arizona’s Sonoran Desert National Monument.
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A uranium mine less than 10 miles from the South Rim of the Grand has begun production. It comes after decades of preparation work and amid resistance from tribal and environmental groups.
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A Nevada tribe is gearing up for a different kind of fight against the U.S. government as it tries to build more public support for protecting Native American sacred sites.
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Eastern Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park has become a sister park with a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Argentina.