Hualapai Say Proposed Water Deal Could Benefit Tourism in the State

Jessica Suerth, Cronkite News
9/22/16
The chairman of the Hualapai Tribe told a Senate committee Wednesday that a proposed 70-mile, $173 million water project would lay the groundwork for expansion of Grand Canyon West...

Ak-Chin Tribal Members Join North Dakota Pipeline Water Protectors

Michelle Chance, Cronkite News
9/19/16
Cecily Peters and three other members of the Ak-Chin Indian Community loaded into an SUV Friday evening September 9 and drove 24 hours straight to join those standing against the D...

Activists, Tribes Hail EPA’s Superfund Designation for Gold King Mine

JESSICA SUERTH, ALLIE BICE/Cronkite News
9/8/16
Environmental and tribal activists welcomed the government’s announcement Wednesday that it had designated the Gold King Mine a Superfund site, advancing the cleanup of an area con...

Pii Paash Concerned About Reclaimed Water on Gila River Land

Isabel Menzel, Cronkite News
8/29/16
A deal to trade Colorado River water for reclaimed water to irrigate fields on the Gila River Indian Community has been the source of a months-long battle between the Pii Paash peo...

Supporters, Opponents Grapple Over Proposed Grand Canyon Monument

Isabel Menzel, Cronkite News
6/20/16
Sierra Club and Native American tribal leaders are asking the public to urge Arizona elected leaders to designate 1.7 million acres around the Grand Canyon as a national monument t...

Global Warming, Pesticides Lead to Decline in Monarch Butterfly Population

Mallory Price, Cronkite News
5/31/16
A large orange-and-black butterfly glides through a flurry of multicolored wings to land on a bright pink flower...

Arizona Faces Typical Wildfire Season; West Coast Could Have Harsh Year

Sophia Kunthara, Cronkite News
5/24/16
WASHINGTON – Arizona is expected to have a normal wildfire season this summer after several years in which the state saw relatively little fire activity, state and federal official...

Tribes, Grijalva Ask Obama for National Monument Status on 1.7 Million Grand Canyon Acres

Jessica Swarner, Cronkite News
4/29/16
Tribal leaders joined Rep...

McCain Demands Criminal Probe of EPA for Gold King Mine Spill on Navajo Land

Alexis Dominguez, Cronkite News
4/26/16
Arizona Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., are accusing the U.S...

Report: Obama’s National Monument Designations Bring in $156 Million

Sara Weber, Cronkite News
4/21/16
National monuments designated by President Barack Obama are adding $156 million to their local economies a year, according to a study of the 10 most recently named monuments spanni...

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