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...

Lawmakers Challenge Proposal to Have Oak Flat Listed as Historic Site

Jessica Swarner, Cronkite News
3/2/16
WASHINGTON – Supporters of a copper mine proposed for Oak Flat have been given until Friday March 4 to make the case that the area, deemed sacred by the San Carlos Apache, should n...

Plan to Protect 1.7 Million Acres at Grand Canyon Claims New Support

Sara Weber, Cronkite News
2/26/16
Backers of a bill that would create a new national monument on 1.7 million acres of federal land around the Grand Canyon touted a new survey on February 18 that they said shows bro...

Salazar Announces Interior Exit; Indian Country Ponders Replacements

Rob Capriccioso
1/21/13
Secretary of the Department of the Interior Ken Salazar announced January 16 that he plans to step down at the end of March from his Cabinet position to head back to his home state...