Little Colorado River

A group of Hopi runners has concluded their journey from the Hopi Mesas to Phoenix, drawing attention to threats facing sacred sites in the Grand Canyon, specifically the Sípáapu on the Little Colorado River.

Community and Tribal leaders met with Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema this week in Winslow in recognition of full funding granted for the Winslow Levee Project.

Arizona Congressman Tom O’Halleran on Wednesday voted in favor of the omnibus legislation bill that will keep the U.S. Government funded through the end of September and helped secure over $6.3 million in federal funds for community projects.

Tribal, county and local leaders are applauding the approval of a levee project near Winslow. It’s designed to prevent flooding in the city and several tribal communities that’ve been under threat for years because of the aging system.

A new interactive website features the voices and stories of Navajo, Hopi, Apache, Zuni and other Indigenous people talking about the Little Colorado River. It’s sacred to local tribes, spiritually connected to the Grand Canyon and tied to prayer and ceremony. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with Sarana Riggs of the Grand Canyon Trust about the project, called “Lifeways of the Little Colorado River.”

A Phoenix-based company has withdrawn its applications for two hydro-storage projects on the Little Colorado River. A third such proposal, however,…

Arizona’s U.S. Senate election has emerged as one of the most closely watched, most expensive and consequential of 2020. The outcome could ultimately…

A coalition of environmental groups Monday plan to file a motion to stop a hydropower and dam proposal in the Little Colorado River Gorge. They say it…

Federal regulators have accepted a Phoenix-based company’s application for a preliminary permit to look further into building hydro-powered dams on tribal…

A Phoenix-based company that was eyeing the Little Colorado River for power generation is floating a new proposal. Pumped Hydro Storage LLC recently…