The federal government fast-tracked its environmental review of Velvet-Wood uranium mine, a long defunct uranium mine in ...

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument contains some of the country’s most remote and rugged lands, whose beauty comes from geologic artistry. Over many millions of years, rock layers built ...

The Little Colorado River near the Grand Canyon is a river you should know. Find out why. The Little Colorado River is smaller than the mainstem Colorado River in length, flow, and drainage area. But ...

Native experts weigh in on the history of tribal lands, sovereignty, and what it means to own land. This blog is distilled from the Native Perspectives virtual series held in partnership with Grand ...

The Information Lab analyzed data from annual aquifer protection reports submitted by the owner of Canyon Mine (also known as Pinyon Plain Mine), a contested uranium mine near the Grand Canyon, and ...

Where does the Colorado River start? How deep is it? Is it drying up? Your questions, answered. The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon, bringing lifegiving water to millions, but how much ...

Before the Grand Canyon was a national park, it was the ancestral homeland of Native peoples. Hear voices of the Grand Canyon speak. Experience the Grand Canyon alongside Jim Enote (Zuni), Nikki ...

The United States imports about 16% of its uranium from Russia, 22% from Canada, and 11% from Australia. The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, natural gas, ...

Dr. Laura Crossey explains what scientists know about groundwater in the Grand Canyon region. Dr. Laura Crossey: The Grand Canyon is like a layer cake and some of the layers are these beautiful ...

Glen Canyon Dam flooded over 180 miles of the Colorado River to form Lake Powell and provide power. How does the dam work? The presence — or lack — of water has shaped the desert Southwest. Since the ...

Changing Canyon Mine’s name to Pinyon Plain Mine doesn’t change the risks the uranium mine poses to the Grand Canyon. To paraphrase Shakespeare: a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon by any other name ...