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Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Petition | Grand Canyon Trust
Sign the petition to oppose uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park and Canyon Mine (Pinyon Plain Mine) specifically
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Canyon Mine, also known as Pinyon Plain Mine, is mining uranium inside Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni national monument, near Grand Canyon National Park. Please sign the petition to voice your opposition to this mine. www.grandcanyontrust.org/act/i-oppose...
The federal government has closed Monument 102, the official southern end of the Arizona Trail. www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Hikers Blocked From the Arizona Trail's Southern Terminus After DHS Installs Razor Wire
The Arizona Trail Association says it expects the terminus's closure, which its executive director called "nothing less than desecration," to be permanent.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The federal government has closed Monument 102, the official southern end of the Arizona Trail. www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Do you know a passionate fundraiser looking for meaningful work? The Grand Canyon Trust is hiring a development director. Will you please help us spread the word? www.grandcanyontrust.org/development-...
NOW HIRING | Development Director
At the Grand Canyon Trust, our work is more than just a job. Join our team as the next development director.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Do you know a passionate fundraiser looking for meaningful work? The Grand Canyon Trust is hiring a development director. Will you please help us spread the word? www.grandcanyontrust.org/development-...
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Mammoth bones found on the Colorado Plateau may shift the timeline of when humans first reached the Americas. Archaeologists are debating what the discovery means.
Earth Notes: The Hartley Mammoth Site
Mammoth bones found on the Colorado Plateau may shift the timeline of when humans first reached the Americas. Archaeologists are debating what the discovery means.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mammoth bones found on the Colorado Plateau may shift the timeline of when humans first reached the Americas. Archaeologists are debating what the discovery means.
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Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition.
Trump wants to renew hydropower project permitting on reservations without tribal consent
Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition.
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Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation
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Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation
People who live along the uranium transport route say they want assurances that they are not at risk.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Doubts persist about deal to allow uranium trucks on the Navajo Nation
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Could AI and data centers rekindle nuclear power and drive demand for Western uranium?
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Could AI and data centers rekindle nuclear power and drive demand for Western uranium?
Western politicians and tech companies are pushing a "nuclear renaissance" to deliver power for artificial intelligence and data centers.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Could AI and data centers rekindle nuclear power and drive demand for Western uranium?
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Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition.
Trump wants to renew hydropower project permitting on reservations without tribal consent
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November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition.
When a developer applied for a permit to dam Big Canyon, on Navajo Nation land, the Navajo Nation said no. Now the secretary of energy is proposing a new rule that would prevent tribes from putting an early stop to hydropower projects on their own lands: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/new-dam...
New Dam Rule Could Put Grand Canyon at Risk | Grand Canyon Trust
A alarming new rule that would allow developers to get permits for hydropower projects on tribal lands over a tribe’s objection.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
When a developer applied for a permit to dam Big Canyon, on Navajo Nation land, the Navajo Nation said no. Now the secretary of energy is proposing a new rule that would prevent tribes from putting an early stop to hydropower projects on their own lands: www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/new-dam...
Ute tribal members in White Mesa, Utah and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe are getting some help in their decades-long struggle to protect their land, water, and people from a nearby uranium mill. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/communi...
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ute tribal members in White Mesa, Utah and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe are getting some help in their decades-long struggle to protect their land, water, and people from a nearby uranium mill. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/communi...
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Nuclear is on the verge of a comeback.
But where will the uranium to power new reactors come from?
@jakebolster.bsky.social, @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I dive into the resurgence of uranium mining and the impacts it will have on communities.
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But where will the uranium to power new reactors come from?
@jakebolster.bsky.social, @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I dive into the resurgence of uranium mining and the impacts it will have on communities.
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Western States Brace for a Uranium Boom as the Nation Looks to Recharge its Nuclear Power Industry - Inside Climate News
After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Nuclear is on the verge of a comeback.
But where will the uranium to power new reactors come from?
@jakebolster.bsky.social, @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I dive into the resurgence of uranium mining and the impacts it will have on communities.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0211202...
But where will the uranium to power new reactors come from?
@jakebolster.bsky.social, @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I dive into the resurgence of uranium mining and the impacts it will have on communities.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0211202...
🦇 This Grand Canyon “bat cave” is one of the world’s longest known caves. Happy Halloween from the Grand Canyon.
See pictures: bit.ly/GrandCanyonB...
See pictures: bit.ly/GrandCanyonB...
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🦇 This Grand Canyon “bat cave” is one of the world’s longest known caves. Happy Halloween from the Grand Canyon.
See pictures: bit.ly/GrandCanyonB...
See pictures: bit.ly/GrandCanyonB...
November 5 in Flagstaff: coconinoarts.org/event/film-s...
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
November 5 in Flagstaff: coconinoarts.org/event/film-s...
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Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on their silk to detect prey and danger.
Earth Notes: Spiders That Hear Through Their Webs
Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on their silk to detect prey and danger.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on their silk to detect prey and danger.
How much water is in Lake Powell and Lake Mead? See a live feed of distance above power pool and dead pool at both reservoirs: bit.ly/LakePowellLa... @zakpodmore.bsky.social @lukerunyon.bsky.social @brandonloomis.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
How much water is in Lake Powell and Lake Mead? See a live feed of distance above power pool and dead pool at both reservoirs: bit.ly/LakePowellLa... @zakpodmore.bsky.social @lukerunyon.bsky.social @brandonloomis.bsky.social
🚨New Map Alert! Beautiful new illustrated 2025 Colorado Plateau Map, created by Grand Canyon Trust GIS Director Stephanie Smith.
⬇️ Download your free copy: bit.ly/ColoradoPlat... #Map #GIS #Cartography #ColoradoPlateau
⬇️ Download your free copy: bit.ly/ColoradoPlat... #Map #GIS #Cartography #ColoradoPlateau
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🚨New Map Alert! Beautiful new illustrated 2025 Colorado Plateau Map, created by Grand Canyon Trust GIS Director Stephanie Smith.
⬇️ Download your free copy: bit.ly/ColoradoPlat... #Map #GIS #Cartography #ColoradoPlateau
⬇️ Download your free copy: bit.ly/ColoradoPlat... #Map #GIS #Cartography #ColoradoPlateau
The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon become the third Indigenous government in North America to grant personhood rights to a river. via @debkrol.bsky.social @azcentral.com www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Colorado River Indian Tribes may grant personhood rights to 'living' river
The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon give their eponymous river personhood status, following moves by other tribes and Indigenous peoples.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon become the third Indigenous government in North America to grant personhood rights to a river. via @debkrol.bsky.social @azcentral.com www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Today on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let's recognize the strength, leadership, and ongoing presence of Tribal Nations across this continent.
It’s a day to honor Indigenous peoples and the deep, living relationships they hold with the lands we now call “public.”
📸: : Tim Peterson (background)
It’s a day to honor Indigenous peoples and the deep, living relationships they hold with the lands we now call “public.”
📸: : Tim Peterson (background)
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let's recognize the strength, leadership, and ongoing presence of Tribal Nations across this continent.
It’s a day to honor Indigenous peoples and the deep, living relationships they hold with the lands we now call “public.”
📸: : Tim Peterson (background)
It’s a day to honor Indigenous peoples and the deep, living relationships they hold with the lands we now call “public.”
📸: : Tim Peterson (background)
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Last week, the Trump Administration announced it is making previously off-limits public land available for coal leasing under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including 48,000 acres in Utah.
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Last week, the Trump Administration announced it is making previously off-limits public land available for coal leasing under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), including 48,000 acres in Utah.
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
Maps and additional info can be found here: suwa.org/trump-admini...
This Grand Canyon “bat cave” now ranks as one of the world’s longest known caves. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/inside-...
Inside the Grand Canyon's Longest Known Cave | Grand Canyon Trust
The hidden world of a Grand Canyon cave and the researchers working to unravel the mysteries contained in strands of ancient DNA.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This Grand Canyon “bat cave” now ranks as one of the world’s longest known caves. www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/inside-...
Join the White Mesa Concerned Community, @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social & supporters this Saturday Oct 4 for a spiritual walk standing with the Ute Mountain Ute Community of White Mesa to protect public health, clean water, air quality, land, culture, and sacred places from uranium contamination.
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Join the White Mesa Concerned Community, @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social & supporters this Saturday Oct 4 for a spiritual walk standing with the Ute Mountain Ute Community of White Mesa to protect public health, clean water, air quality, land, culture, and sacred places from uranium contamination.
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Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints next week that were closed because of the Dragon Bravo Fire.
Grand Canyon officials to reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints next week that were closed because of the Dragon Bravo Fire.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints next week that were closed because of the Dragon Bravo Fire.
8-12 trucks like this one are leaving Pinyon Plain uranium mine (aka Canyon Mine) south of Grand Canyon National Park daily, hauling uranium ore to the Energy Fuels uranium mill near Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, more than 300 miles away. Local residents report speeding.
September 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
8-12 trucks like this one are leaving Pinyon Plain uranium mine (aka Canyon Mine) south of Grand Canyon National Park daily, hauling uranium ore to the Energy Fuels uranium mill near Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, more than 300 miles away. Local residents report speeding.
"What do you love?" If you need a little pick-me-up, we recommend this talk by botanist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. (She begins speaking at about min 27) youtu.be/OmEtm-r4gso?...
Public Keynote Speaker: Robin Wall Kimmerer
YouTube video by Northern Arizona University
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September 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"What do you love?" If you need a little pick-me-up, we recommend this talk by botanist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. (She begins speaking at about min 27) youtu.be/OmEtm-r4gso?...
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Mark your calendar! The White Mesa Concerned Community’s annual spiritual walk to protect people, the environment, and public health from the White Mesa uranium mill is coming up on October 4, 2025.
Join the walk: protectwhitemesa.org
#ProtectWhiteMesa #WhiteMesaSaysNo #CloseWhiteMesaMill
Join the walk: protectwhitemesa.org
#ProtectWhiteMesa #WhiteMesaSaysNo #CloseWhiteMesaMill
June 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Mark your calendar! The White Mesa Concerned Community’s annual spiritual walk to protect people, the environment, and public health from the White Mesa uranium mill is coming up on October 4, 2025.
Join the walk: protectwhitemesa.org
#ProtectWhiteMesa #WhiteMesaSaysNo #CloseWhiteMesaMill
Join the walk: protectwhitemesa.org
#ProtectWhiteMesa #WhiteMesaSaysNo #CloseWhiteMesaMill
Have a few hours to help protect forests around Flagstaff? Volunteer with the Grand Canyon Trust: www.grandcanyontrust.org/event/helpin...
Helping Flagstaff Forests
Join us October 4, 2025 in Flagstaff, Arizona to restore ponderosa pine habitat and clean up campsites in Coconino National Forest.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Have a few hours to help protect forests around Flagstaff? Volunteer with the Grand Canyon Trust: www.grandcanyontrust.org/event/helpin...