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Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation

A wildfire burning since July 4 has closed the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park for the rest of the season.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Dragon Bravo Fire burns through the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park on July 11. Credit: Grand Canyon National Park via Getty Images
Sandy Bahr (center), director of Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter, and Carletta Tilousi (right), member of the Havasupai Tribe, deliver a petition to the Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix on June 27. Credit: Noel Lyn Smith/Inside Climate News

Tribes and Environmentalists Press Arizona and Federal Officials to Stop Uranium Mining Near the Grand Canyon

By Noel Lyn Smith

A view of the Colorado River from the Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon, Ariz. Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Feds Deny Permits for Hydro Projects on Navajo Land, Citing Lack of Consultation With Tribes

By Noel Lyn Smith, Wyatt Myskow

The UMTRA Project, a U.S. Department of Energy's remedial operation to remove radioactive uranium tailings from a former mill site is viewed on Oct. 7, 2023 near Moab, Utah. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

First Uranium Mines to Dig in the US in Eight Years Begin Operations Near Grand Canyon

By Wyatt Myskow

Ian McCammon, the writer's spouse, rows the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon National Park, here amidst ancient Vishnu schist in May. The trip offers a window into deep time and recent history. The needs of recreational boaters, wildlife, the canyon ecology and water users is part of an ongoing conversation that has been made more contentious because of drought, water shortages and global warming. Credit: Judy Fahys/Inside Climate News

From a Raft in the Grand Canyon, the West’s Shifting Water Woes Come Into View

By Judy Fahys

U.S. May Open Up Grand Canyon to Uranium Mining

Felicity Carus, Guardian

Uranium in the Grand Canyon: USGS Report Examines Impacts of Mining

By Dave Levitan

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