Up to 120 million acres of our public lands could be available for sale. If that happens, hunting, camping, birdwatching, and hiking opportunities would be lost forever.

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 ...

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Native fish species used to thrive in warm, muddy waters across the desert Southwest. The humpback chub is one of those native fish species — holding its own in these ...

U.S. portion of the Colorado River Basin. Stephanie Smith. The Colorado River Basin covers 246,000 square miles of land — an area just slightly smaller than Texas — that contributes water to the river ...

The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal, have rekindled concerns about where the United States gets its uranium and sparked renewed ...

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 ...

View our 2021 edition map of the Colorado Plateau which includes public lands and tribal lands across northern Arizona, southern Utah, southwest Colorado, and northwest New Mexico. The map also shows ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever visited the Southwest, you’ve probably walked or driven through pinyon and juniper forests. From Mesa Verde National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to Cibola ...

“Seehayouma,” my Soho’ says, holding out buckets coated with black streaks and smudges. “Go to the coal shed with your dad before the house gets too cold.” Seldom does my grandmother address me by ...

Canyon Mine, which has yet to extract uranium ore after three decades despite a contested exemption from the current mining ban, is already an environmental blight near the Grand Canyon. The mine, ...

Rick Moore, Clean Energy & Efficiency Director: The Druid Arch Trail crosses almost every type of landscape in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. At the beginning, you have expansive ...