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Grand Canyon Under Siege – But You Can Help

“Every 15 or 20 years, it seems, the canyon forces us to undergo a kind of national character exam. If we cannot muster the resources and the resolve to preserve this, perhaps our greatest natural...

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10,000 Tram Riders a Day: the Future of the Grand Canyon?

Renae Yellowhorse rose before dawn last week to make the long journey from her home near Tuba City, on the Navajo reservation, to the studios of KNAU radio in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she and...

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New Problems, Ancient Solutions: Native American Pavilion Offers Traditional...

Early Saturday morning, pickup trucks will file into a dusty parking lot behind the Denny’s in Tuba City, on the western edge of Northern Arizona’s vast Navajo reservation, many still with their...

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Public Meeting! Tell EPA to Stop the Toxic Legacy of Uranium Mill Contamination

The Grand Canyon Trust has been pressing on multiple fronts to ensure that the White Mesa Uranium Mill – the only operating uranium mill in the United States – operates in full compliance with all laws...

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A Hand Up, Not a Handout: USDA Grant Would Be Game-Changer for...

For nearly thirty years, North Leupp Family Farms, a sustainable community-based nonprofit located on the western edge of the Navajo reservation twenty-five miles east of Flagstaff, has worked to bring...

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“Will this make us sick?” Radon Emissions & the Uranium Industry

A special guest post by Frankie Beesley, Citizen Advocacy Volunteer Coordinator, AmeriCorps The drive from Flagstaff to White Mesa, Utah takes you through reservation lands–flat expanses and high...

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Native Entrepreneur Spotlight: Stacey Jensen, North Leupp Family Farms

Doing a lot with little.   Near the western edge of the Navajo reservation, non-profit North Leupp Family Farms uses solar panels to power irrigation systems and traditional farming practices passed...

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SUCCESS! North Leupp Family Farms moves forward with USDA grant!

Thanks to the tremendous generosity of donors near and far, North Leupp Family Farms (NLFF) has exceeded their fundraising goal of $13,124 in matching funds needed to keep the $26,268 Value Added...

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New Save the Confluence Video Makes Case Against Escalade

“We never had any input….We don’t want this,” Save the Confluence coalition member Delores Wilson-Aguirre declares in a new video against a proposed mega-resort on the rim and tramway into Grand...

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Threats to Grand Canyon on front page of New York Times

The New York Times just published a front-page story highlighting threats facing the Grand Canyon. Reporter Adam Nagourney managed to weave together three thorny issues (Escalade, Tusayan & the...

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Details of proposed Grand Canyon tramway development revealed

For more than four years, developers have been promising rapid approval by the Navajo Nation Council of a bill in support of “Grand Canyon Escalade”, a proposed resort located above the sacred...

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Grand Canyon Escalade Quiz: test your knowledge

Learn more about the proposed Escalade development.   Visit Save the Confluence. Take action. Sign the petition to protect Grand Canyon from this and other threats. The post Grand Canyon Escalade Quiz:...

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